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Doodlebug tractor is the colloquial American English name for a tractor home-made in the United States during World War II, when production tractors were in short supply. The doodlebug of the 1940s was usually based on a 1920s or 1930s era Ford automobile which was then modified either by the complete removal or alteration of some of the ...
Doodlebug tractor, an American World War II home-built tractor; Texaco Doodlebug, a 1930s tanker truck; Other uses. Doodlebug, nickname of Craig Irving, American ...
The Doodlebug disaster was a railway accident that occurred on July 31, 1940, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in the United States. A Pennsylvania Railroad , gasoline -powered " doodlebug " passenger rail car collided head-on with a freight train ; the impact and resulting fire caused the deaths of all but three of the 46 onboard.
A 1970 Diamond REO truck in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. A Diamond Reo truck at a show A Diamond Reo C114. Diamond Reo Trucks was an American truck manufacturer. In 1967, Diamond T and Reo Trucks were combined to form the Diamond Reo Trucks Division of the White Motor Corporation.
Doodlebug or hoodlebug is a nickname in the United States for a type of self-propelled railcar most commonly configured to carry both passengers and freight, often dedicated baggage, mail or express, as in a combine. [1] The term has been used interchangeably with jitney.
Update: I am in touch with C. Skirkey of Doodlebugs Homemade Antique Tractor Club who provided a lot more information about the history of these vehicles, just need to get it referenced before adding it. Also trying to get some pictures, and a list of Doodlebug clubs. In8sworld 14:38, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Worthington saw there was demand from farmers for a low-priced tractor that could economically handle light loads. He produced the Worthington Model T until 1930, and then the Worthington Model A based on components from the Ford Model A. [6] The company made about 430 Model T tractors and just over 400 Model A tractors. [4]
The St. Louis Car Company "Doodlebug" was a model of lightweight, streamlined diesel-electric railcars built by the St. Louis Car Company in 1936 for the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. Electromotive Corporation supplied the 600 hp (450 kW), eight-cylinder Winton 8-201A prime mover and electric transmission components, though unit 2028 would be ...