Posted by Brian G. NY on May 17, 2016 at 15:18:02 from (64.22.54.224):
olebmw's post reminded me of the Chevy doodlebug a friend of mine bought back in the spring of '58.
He was 16 and I was 17 at the time and, if I recall correctly, he paid $25 for it.
It sure wasn't built using any plans but we sure had a lot of fun with it. It had two 3 speed trannys which gave it good gearing even with the car rear end. He put chains on it and hooked a set of "drags" on it one day but after a couple of hours the number 2 tranny got so hot from the excess torque, it was smoking.
He used it mostly for transportation until the State Troopers told him to knock it off. LOL
On the other hand, my wife's uncle who had been a Ford mechanic since the model A days built a real nice doodlebug.
He used a truck tranny and rearend.
His was the traditional Model A doodlebug and it worked real well. He added much larger rear wheels and tires after this picture was taken about 1955.
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