Dudly bug

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Dudly Bug (1914)

Dudly Bug was an American car brand from the Dudly Tool Company in Menominee (Michigan) was produced 1913-1915. The founders and owners of this company were the brothers HF Tideman and William J. Tideman , who also ran the Menominee Electric Company .

Models

Small petrol-powered cars were on offer. Some were referred to as cycle cars , although they were no longer part of the cycle cars due to their cubic capacity.

The Dudly Bug had an ash wood frame and came as an open two-seater, which was originally offered with an air-cooled two-cylinder engine . 88.9 mm bore and 95.25 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 1182 cc . In 1915 the Dudly Bug was available with an in-line four - cylinder engine with 1557 cm³ displacement.

The cars looked insect-like and did not sell well overall. Therefore, the Dudly Tool Company soon gave up automobile manufacture. About 100 copies were built in total.

model Construction period cylinder power wheelbase Superstructures
A-1 1913-1914 2 row 10 bhp (7.4 kW) 2388 mm Roadster 2 seats
B-1 1915 4 row 12 bhp (8.8 kW) 2540 mm Roadster 2 seats

literature

  • George Nick Georgano : The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present , (1968)
  • Beverly Ray Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 . (English)

Web links

Commons : Dudly Bug  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files