The car was built to complete in the high efficiency class, and had a Cx of 0.12 (the cas with the best drag coefficient sold today is the solid air, at 0.198, while most cars have a Cx around 0.3, and up to 0.45 for big shitty SUVs), which is really freaking amazing, even nowadays.

It's unfortunate that the concept wasn't developed much further. Obviously what's in the picture isn't remotely safe by modern standards, but if a mini-car could flit about the suburbs allowing someone to get groceries, run errands and get to some workplaces doing around 70 miles to the gallon in the 40s, we might at this point be looking at better options than telling everyone to …

To the inside causes slightly easier climbing of rails by wheels but not much. It's apple pits or orange seeds. My pacific fruit car getting pulled is still sweet with 3 wheel drive and it's better than one truck alone. If I ever do find a replacement it will pop right in.

2010年11月2日 · Doodlebug tractor is the colloquial name for a home-made tractor 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 vehicle body

2023年4月17日 · The last car I ever owned got up to around 130 km range per charge in the city (my personal record was 140 km, but that included lots of 30-km/h-zones and had me sweating about having to push the car on the last stretch), which equals about 9.26 kWh per 100 km - in comparison said, VW up! would eat around 51 kWh per 100 km, so almost 6 times as ...

2021年8月14日 · Yes, it is an Auto. The 1944 Brogan Doodlebug, 10hp, and speeds up to 45 MPH and distances up to 70 miles on one tank of gas.

The other car is a 1942 Pontiac / the year that war stopped car production as they shifted over to the war effort. That may be another reason this little thing was released in 1944 since they were no new cars being made in the US

2014年7月8日 · The family car (which I was using to commute to and from work everyday on a 50 mile round trip) is a 2012 Chevy Tahoe. Great highway mpg's but I was filling the tank once a week at about $85 a pop. Plus, we were a single vehicle family and it sucked leaving my wife (stay at home mom) at the house with three kids and no ride to go and do stuff ...

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The bodies were made by Heil Trailer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the chassis by Diamond T. The first model was publicly displayed in January 1933. The Texaco Doodlebug probably featured a rear-mounted Hercules L-head six-cylinder engine. The …