Indian USA, Started in 1901 by George Hendee and Oscar Hedstrom in Massachusetts. They  introduced V-Twin in 1903 with later updates of two and three-speed gearboxes, and  rear swinging-arm suspension. The first motorcycle with electric start and a fully modern electrical system, the Hendee Special, astounded the industry in 1913. Prior to World War One, Indian was the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the world, producing over 20,000 bikes per year.  The period between the wars was a time of chaos for Indian, with business misfortune and the lousy management of the financiers that took over the company. Despite this excellent bikes continued to roll off the production lines and Indian. and Harley-Davidson were the only survivors the Great Depression. Indian supplied large numbers of motorcycles to the military, but after the war they failed to meet the market needs and in 1950 Brockhouse Ltd called in the debt, divided Indian up into separate sales and manufacturing companies, then sold the pieces to the English Associated Motorcycles group. (AMC) who stopped its production in 1953. 

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1938 Chief
1200cc

1941 Sport Scout
750cc

1953 Chief
1300cc

1955 Brave S
250cc

1959 Chief
RE 700cc

1960 Indian 
Velocette 500cc

1961 Chief
RE 700cc

    

1969 Indian 
Velocette 500cc