So, I'm actually thinking about buying this:
30 or 31 Model A Doodlebug with an engine, twin transmissions and rear. From the looks of it, and the location, I wouldn't be able to get it out until Spring.
But, the price is right...
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Dec. 26, 2010 8:09 p.m. Woody SuperDork
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Dec. 26, 2010 8:26 p.m. grimmelshanks HalfDork
free?
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Dec. 26, 2010 8:55 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
Got stumps that need pulling? Hope it's free.
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Dec. 27, 2010 8:11 a.m. petegossett SuperDork
Free??? Around here that's a $5k rat-rod as it sits!
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Dec. 27, 2010 8:22 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
If that's true, I've got a deal for you!
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Dec. 27, 2010 11:16 a.m. Woody SuperDork
It's not free, but lets just say that it's less than $125.
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Dec. 27, 2010 11:22 a.m. That idiot who can't spell SuperDork
Is the frame intact?
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Dec. 27, 2010 2:41 p.m. Woody SuperDork
If by "intact" you mean "half buried and under two feet of snow", then, yes, it's intact.
I don't care about the frame. I just want the cowl, engine and two transmissions, though, the more that I look at it, that doesn't look like a Model A cowl.
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Dec. 27, 2010 5:13 p.m. bludroptop SuperDork
Do you want a doodlebug or do you have something else in mind for this?
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Dec. 27, 2010 8:18 p.m. Billy_Bottle_Caps Reader
I like it
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Dec. 27, 2010 8:32 p.m. Woody SuperDork
I've always wanted to build a Doodlebug. This seems like a great starting point.
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Dec. 27, 2010 10:08 p.m. JoeyM Dork
boat tail speedster > doodlebug
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Dec. 28, 2010 6:44 a.m. aeronca65t Dork
Could be a great start to a Model A Speedster!
More info (I posted this a a while back....I really like these):
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Dec. 28, 2010 8:45 a.m. Blitzed306 Reader
what the berkeley is a Doodlebug?
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Dec. 28, 2010 8:58 a.m. Woody SuperDork
http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/doodlebugs/
I also have several reprints of 40's articles for building speedsters out of Model As and Chevys. I love that black Model A.
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Dec. 28, 2010 9:00 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
Blitzed306 wrote:
what the berkeley is a Doodlebug?
http://www.ronstultz.com/words/Words/Doodlebug.htm
Back when tractors were expensive and Model Ts were a dime a dozen, creative farmers hooked two transmissions together (wicked low gear, shortened the frame and made a tractor.
Dan
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Dec. 28, 2010 9:20 a.m. Woody SuperDork
Most were made out of Model A's, since they had a much more "modern" transmission, compared to a Model T's planetary gearbox. I don't think that you can effective link (or operate) two T transmissions in series.
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Dec. 28, 2010 3:10 p.m. rjones33 New Reader
Man, I am into some obscure E36 M3 but doodlebugs take the cake.
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Dec. 28, 2010 3:49 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
I thought the farm implement, duo-transmission thing was a Doodlebug and these other things with or without a boat tail were called Speedsters.
Notice the name of the site Aeronca65 linked.
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Dec. 28, 2010 3:51 p.m. Woody SuperDork
914Driver wrote:
I thought the farm implement, duo-transmission thing was a Doodlebug and these other things with or without a boat tail were called Speedsters.
You are correct, sir.
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Dec. 28, 2010 5:57 p.m. iceracer Dork
Doodlebugs were made from various old cars, mostly small 4 cyl's. The concept was the same. Some even used a truck rear axle. In my high school senior year auto mechanics class, we built one from a '32 Plymouth. We even made dual rear wheels and a snow plow. The school used it for years to plow the sidewalks around the school.
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Dec. 28, 2010 9:52 p.m. JoeyM Dork
rjones33 wrote:
Man, I am into some obscure E36 M3 but doodlebugs take the cake.
welcome to the insane asylum....
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Dec. 29, 2010 7:49 a.m. bludroptop SuperDork
Short doodlebug video (2 min.)
Many years ago, remember seeing a VW Diesel powered doodlebug dominate its class.
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Dec. 29, 2010 9:29 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
Question:
A local guy has a 1933 Plymouth with a six cylinder, the only body is the front grille and a cowl. It has International Harvester wood wheels and axle out back but the stock Plymouth spokes up front. I like wood. Is there a way to replace the metal spokes up front with I-H wood?
And you thought this was going to be easy.....
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Dec. 29, 2010 12:40 p.m. Woody SuperDork
bludroptop wrote:
Short doodlebug video (2 min.)
Many years ago, remember seeing a VW Diesel powered doodlebug dominate its class.
Don't confuse the issue. While that may be the "Doodlebug class", I wouldn't consider any of those to be Doodlebugs, as the term relates to this thread.
Those are competition pulling tractors.
