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My father's friend dropped these off for me. Old builds from when he was a kid.

Looks great, I'll be buying a few! I love the power takeoff & chain drive winch detail.

Great build! Really nice job on the weathering, it's hard to believe this was your first time doing it.??

Thanks Samuel, I appreciate it.

Thanks Carl, I built this one from the new AMT 72 Chevy Coca Cola issue.

My Father's 60 we've been working on. We just got done putting power steering in it yesterday.

Thanks Bill. Thanks Gustavo!

Thanks Doyle! The paint is Rustoleum American Accents Nutmeg Satin straight out of the can. I wasn't sure about it at first but it grew on me.

This is your first time doing this kind of weathering? Great job! If you sanded through some of the red oxide just decant a little, thin it and brush it on the bare spots, that's what I do. Keep up the great work!

That turned out great! I love the front belt drive too. Now all you need is a buzz saw and belt for it. These are my favorite types of builds, not worrying about paint, scratch building some parts, trying something new and most of all having fun! Thanks for sharing.

Hey Ken, thanks. I started with the new reissue AMT 72 Chevy Coca Cola kit. I should have mentioned it in the description but I was lazy & didn't feel like typing.?? Thanks Brian, I appreciate it.

I found some pics of my favorite Doodlebug build.

This one reminds me of your build.

Here's some pics of one that reminds me of your build.

Thanks, the frame is from a AA truck that was cut down. It has 2 transmissions, a 3 speed up front & 4 speed in the back so if the rear one is in high gear and you just use the front 3 speed it's pretty fast. The lower the gear in the rear trans the slower it goes but if you put them both in reverse it goes forward but it's so slow you have to through your hat on the ground to see if it's moving.

Just figured I would share this here too, I hope it's ok. I went to a friends house today and helped him get his 1930 Model A Doodlebug running. He wants to buy a new carb for it because the needle valve keeps getting stuck. I tried to talk him into a rebuild kit but it's his choice. Anyway, I got it running pretty good and went for a ride, it made for a good day.

Hey Dennis, can I ask where the carbs on this came from?

Great job! I learned to drive my father's 23 T when I was about 13 or 14. It can be a little intimidating at first but like anything else, when you got it figured out it's easy. Everyone that has a chance to do it, should . Like you said it's a lot of fun.

No problem. Sorry I put that pic of my fathers Doodlebugs in the build thread, I thought I was putting it here. I must have clicked the link for the build from here and not payed attention to where I was. Anyway if you need any pictures of more I have plenty of the ones we've fixed over the years.

Great start! I'm watching this one for sure.

I managed to build a header for it. Not really what I wanted but it's gonna have to work.

Thanks Bob. Thanks Dennis. Appreciate it Bill!

Great start! I love the way you did your wheels, I might have to borrow that idea. I've helped revive alot of these old Doodlebugs over the years with my father. He has a soft spot for them, it's what they had to use as kid. He still looks for them to restore to working condition and even has on he still uses today. Here's a few pics of my father when he was a kid on a couple of his and the small pic is my Grandfather & his brother.

Thanks everyone for all the great compliments. I haven't gotten much bench time but I did get the transmission done, some paint & plug wires.

Thanks Mathias, I appreciate it. Thanks Trevor. Thanks Bill, I saw the picture of that, it looks very cool! Thanks!