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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 days ago

1944 Brogan Doodlebug

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1944 Brogan Doodlebug

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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 days ago
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  • Sludgehammer@lemmy.world
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    Everything about the vehicle screams “Collisions are fatal at anything faster than walking speed”.

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      It’s like a bumper car with no bumpers.

    • 6️⃣9️⃣4️⃣2️⃣0️⃣@lemmy.world
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      It’s just begging to tip over.

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        The seat is what really bugs me, it looks like hitting a pothole could easily jostle you enough to make you fall out.

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          Yeah, I wonder if it has any suspension at all. Doesn’t look like there’s much ground clearance to allow it from this angle.

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      So just like every modern vehicle?

      Or did you only mean the passengers and not pedestrians?

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    45 mph in that thing sounds terrifying.

    And I’m a motorcycle rider.

    • Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world
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      The closer you are to the ground, the faster it feels like you’re moving. 45 in that thing probably feels like 80 in a regular car.

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        I have a '79 Corvette. It’s very close to the ground.

        I’ve occasionally described driving fast in it as “visceral.”

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    In real units that’s:

    • 7 kW
    • 72 km/h
    • 3,36 L per 100 km
  • BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world
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    Well… Now I’m upset that we aren’t all doodling around in our doodlebugs.

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    10 hitpoints seem kinda high for that car. I would expect more like 5

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      5 is when the driver is ejected.

      It’s got 2 health bars

  • expatriado@lemmy.world
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    so, an scooter with extra fairings

    • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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      And an extra wheel.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    Stellantis version coming in 2026. Seriously.

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      Rope doors

      Top speed 45 mph

      It’s a Jeep thing, you wouldn’t understand.

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
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      That’s an amazing suit.

      • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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        why he took off the door.

  • anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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    We tried again in the 70s with this:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Vehicles_Free-way

    It did 100mpg at 40mph with 12hp. Used a snow mobile drive and similar frame.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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      76 citicar, banned because it distracted too many women.

    • [object Object]@lemmy.world
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      There were more than a few microcars over the years, though of course most of them outside the US. They often look quite fun, browsing through image search is a nice pastime.

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    How much mileage will it get once my lard ass doubles its weight, though?

    • sramder@lemmy.world
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      Depends on if you’re on a hill?

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    Katy Perry is a lot older than I thought she was.

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    Sharing its name with a somewhat more infamous motorised vehicle of the time

    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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      Which?

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        The V-2 missile was nicknamed the Doodlebug.

        • smeg@feddit.uk
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          FYI it’s the V1 which was the doodlebug, it was more of an unmanned plane (or bomb with wings) than the V2 (which was the missile)

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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    I’ll take one

    • toynbee@lemmy.world
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      Zoidberg from Futurama: I'll take eight!

    • TomMasz@piefed.social
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      All it costs is your dignity.

      • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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        You think I have dignity, how cute! 😊

      • bonenode@piefed.social
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        Fuck it, we roll.

      • Hupf@feddit.org
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        All it cost was the life of one pedestrian, one driver and the self-respect of one lemming

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          I can live with it.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.social
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    Looks like a bumper car.

  • Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org
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    This is the kind of car I’d want to drive.

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