Wege

Wege was Charles Deland and inventor William John Frederick Wege both from South Australia who built these valveless cars from 1920 until 1925. Wege was linked to Moncrieff Engineering Company in Adelaide, South Australia and a Wege was take to England in 1922 to demonstrate the "new" technology.

Also part of the Ivan Hoffmann Collection, but not appearing here are copies of articles; web file; photos; Wege booklets; images; Government Archives correspondence MT105/12 44/108/10A; correspondence; 1925 prospectus; list of shareholders; stock lists; balance sheets; Agreement (29 Oct 1920); Memorandum of Agreement (17 April 1925); Patents 14078/20 (21 Jan 1920) & 32417/20 #175729 (17 Feb 1922) & 4840 (19 Nov 1936)

Also see the Mortlock Library which is within the State Library South Australia for archived materials from Charles C Deland (PRG 90).

25 February 1920 The SA Wheelman

25 September 1920 The SA Wheelman

17 November 1920 Patent 32417/20 #175729 page 4

25 November 1920 The South Australian Motor page 24

25 November 1920 The South Australian Motor page 26

1921 Wege at 1925 Sydney Show -
State Library South Australia photo - PRG 9038

1 January 1921 Chronicle

25 February 1921 The South Australian Motor

1923 The Motor Annual of Australia

25 April 1925 Motor Life Australia

State Library South Australia photo  - PRG 90-38 State Library South Australia photo PRG90/38

Boomerang State Library South Australia photo  - PRG 90-38 State Library South Australia photo PRG90/38 Wege Valveless - State Library South Australia photo

The Veteran Car in South Australia