Indian Outboard

[Gary Kosiba]

Can anyone help with identifying an Indian outboard motor?  Also, help with locating parts.  Thank you

Gary Kosiba

[RICHARD A. WHITE]

If memory serves they were only made one year…but sold for 2 years, 1930 and 1931…
I have been wrong before.. Not a common motor so parts will be a challenge to find.

Got some photos?

http://www.richardsoutboardtools.com
classicomctools@gmail.com

[Gary Kosiba]

Hello Richard,  Here’s a few pictures of the Indian.  Fuel tank is missing and the throttle grip and cable is gone.

Serial number is 2021.  Thank you

Gary Kosiba

[RICHARD A. WHITE]

Really nice find.. check it over really well for issues, fix what you can, check for spark then connect a remote tank and fire that ole girl up!!!

http://www.richardsoutboardtools.com
classicomctools@gmail.com

[seakaye12]

Gary Kosiba wrote:

Can anyone help with identifying an Indian outboard motor?  Also, help with locating parts.  Thank you

Gary,  as a Member be sure to check out Tom Oncken’s (Special Interest Group Leader) page here on the site.  Lots of Information there!

I believe that Tom is maintaining a serial number registry for the Indian outboards.  You can submit yours if you want;  he will appreciate it.

Special Interest Group pages are accessible thru the Inner Sanctum.

[Bob Wight]

Gary – you should definitely contact Tom Oncken as the Indian Special Interest Group leader and provide him with the serial number of your motor for his registry.   Depending on how/where you acquired your Indian, he may already have the serial number recorded but if not, he would definitely want to have a record of it.   He has been updating his registry for a number of years now and last I heard from him, he had a total of just over 200 of these motors documented out of perhaps 1500 originally built.

I found an Indian Silver Arrow a few years ago but it was definitely not for sale.   If you don’t mind sharing, it would be interesting to hear how you came across this #2021.

 

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

[Gary Kosiba]

Thanks for the info.  I have reached out to Tom thru the inner sanctum.

I found it in an old steel warehouse and ended up being a bartering chip for future work on old boat projects.

Gary Kosiba

[Bob Wight]

Great find!   And sounds like you worked out a great deal.   I think the last Indian Silver Arrow that sold at auction went for over $20K.

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1955 Johnson QD-16
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1957 Evinrude 3022
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20
1982 Evinrude 25hp

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

[ROBERT LAFAYETTE]

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