The last of the Indian Chiefs had massive skirted fenders and locomotive-like torque.
1953 Indian Chief Pictures
Financial woes, little money for development, and competition from European motorcycles doomed Indian, and the 1953 Chief was the last model it produced.
Indian enlarged the Chief's 74-cubic-inch V-twin engine to 80 cubic inches in 1950, a move properly noted with a fuel tank decal.
Two fuel-filler caps and one for oil were part of the Indian Chief rider's view.
By 1953, the Chief carried acres of sheet metal, including a cowling mounted behind the headlight.
