The new Chief Vintage. A legend reborn for the road ahead. For riders who crave timeless design and authentic connection to the road, the new Chief Vintage reimagines the effortless cool of the 1940s Indian Chief for a new generation. With sculpted lines that nod to Indian Motorcycle’s post-war classics, including the unmistakable valanced fenders that have become a symbol of our brand, and powered by the proven Thunderstroke motor, Chief Vintage is both a tribute and a torchbearer. Honoring our

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1947 Indian Chief The Indian Chief is a proven American Classic, a very lasting design which has always epitomized the Indian brand. Famed Indian design engineer Charles Franklin penned the Chief as a larger version of the very successful Scout. It became Indian’s biggest seller. This Chief’s paint is a correct original color and it’s personalized with the fringed dual seat, spotlights and a chrome-plated fork. Indian released the Indian Chief in 1922, twenty years after they began manufacturing

1940 Indian Model 340 B | USA 🇺🇸 Although the 500cc 741B Army Scout is considered the best Indian motorcycle ever used in hostilities its "elder" version, the powerful Chief 74 named Model 340 B, also fought in World War II. In 1939, a French military delegation approached the Indian Motorcycle Company with an order for 5,000 military sidecar motorcycles. There were changes to the civilian Indian 74, but they are expressed in little things like a warning sign on the signal, a mandatory second