Murray

US, 1902 – 1903

Church Mfg Co, Adrian, Mich.

The Murray car was a light runabout on similar lines to the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, built by a former Olds engineer. The Murray car had a 6hp single-cylinder water-cooled engine, epicyclic gearbox and single chain drive. About 1.000 Murray cars were produced before the makers turned to a larger car, the Lenawee.

US, 1916 – 1918

Murray Motor Car Co, Pittsburgh, Pa.

The Murray Eight with its V8 motot and Rolls-Royce style of radiator, was a prestige car of the World War 1 period and the Murray car sold at a reasonable price and had an enviable clientele of owners and enthusiasts. The Murray cars featured both an electric clock and a slanted windshield as early as 1917.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GNG, KM

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Pope-Waverley

US, 1898 – 1914 

(1) Indiana Bicycle Co, Indianapolis, Ind., 1898 – 1899

(2) American Bicycle Co, Indianapolis, Ind., 1900 – 1901

(3) International Motor Car Co, Indianapolis, Ind., 1901 – 1903

(4) Waverley Dept., Pope Motor Car Co, Indianapolis, Ind., 1903 – 1907

(5) Waverley Co, Indianapolis, Ind., 1908 – 1914

The original Waverley electric was a two-seater car with tiller steering and a single headlamp which sold for $850. During the Pope régime the line of models, now Pope-Waverley cars, was expanded to include closed bodies, including a miniature limousine Pope-Waverley car with a wheelbase of only 7ft 6in. After the failure of Pope, a large range of Pope-Waverley cars was marketed, with four different shaft-drive Pope-Waverley cars in 1914, and similar in appearance to petrol Pope-Waverley cars.

Source: Georgano, encyclopedia of motorcar; GMN

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