In the meantime, a Boardroom coup saw Rogers ousted, and he personally lost $4.5 million from his investment in Indian. The last year of the Chief and the old v-twin Indians was supposed to be 1948, but problems with the new singles and twins when introduced meant the Chief was brought back into production for 1950. With three options of build/accessory combinations as standard, the Roadmaster was the king of the heap, with full touring accessories and more power. Postwar, it had gained the girder-type fork of the military 841, but kept the clean Briggs Weaver styling. While the new Indians were being developed, the Chief was kept in the lineup through 1948. He was a charismatic individual, and made a cross-country trip touting the new plans for Indian in 1946, and doubled the number of dealerships. The new design would be inexpensive, and Rogers, no motorcyclist previously, and his whole family learned to ride. The engine design would be modular, so it could be built as a single, twin or inline-4, using most of the same parts in combination. Weaver had a vision of a modern, world-class motorcycle that was light and had great performance, which he had designed for the Atlas/Titeflex Corp. In 1945, at the age of 36, he was inspired by Briggs Weaver, the stylist who’d created the iconic deep-skirted Indian design, to purchase Indian from the DuPont family. military with refrigerators, generators, dehumidifiers and more. With money earned at Cummins, he purchased several small manufacturing companies, and got very rich during World War II by securing contracts to supply the U.S. Born in Boston in 1909, by 19 he managed five branches of a financial management firm (City Central Corp.), and used the experience to gain an executive position with Cummins Diesel and the franchise for the entire Eastern USA.

Rogers was a self-made millionaire, who parlayed chutzpah and business savvy into an American success story. Please use the zoom feature on all pictures for closeup viewing of item.Ralph B. Condition: Used, Condition: Please read description section below for details and condition of item. Please inspect item as soon as received and contact me if there is a problem. Shipping cost and import charges are calculated by the Ebay Global Shipping Program. Please use the shipping section for calculated shipping cost and any import charges. This program does not offer combined shipping. All sales are final unless item is misrepresented.International shipping to eligible countries using the Ebay Global Shipping Program. Pic #11 & #12 One shallow dent on the outside side of fork. ORIGINAL EXTENDED INDIAN CHIEF FORKPlease click on main picture to view all pictures in larger size.Chrome has patina, etc. Item: 234050886651 ORIGINAL EXTENDED SPRINGER FRONT END FORK GIRDER INDIAN CHIEF CHOPPER HARLEY.

Indian chief girder front end