New 1920 Velie Model 34

William Lamb Velie, the grandson of John Deere, started the Velie Carriage Company inwards 1902 inwards Moline, Illinois. By 1909, he switched to automobiles as well as incorporated the Velie Motor Vehicle Company.

 While the Velie used supplied engines inwards its get-go 2 model years, the society switched to its ain four-cylinder engine inwards 1911, the same twelvemonth a Velie driven past times Howard Hall entered the maiden Indianapolis 500.

The society continued to construct automobiles – including a six-cylinder as well as an eight-cylinder – through 1928.

http://aacalibrary.tumblr.com/page/13

Share this post