I am looking for information on any connection between Macleod's and Gamble's or Western may just be the Canadian Gamble's brand or some such thing.ĮDIT: As to your paint questions.they were ALL red when new.ĮDIT #2: According to the Minnesota Historical Society, Gambles purchased Macleods in 1945. It is unclear, however, if Beam Manufacturing (who actually built the scooter) supplied them or if Macleod's stores were buying and flipping scooters that were actually built for Gamble Stores. I had wondered for a long time and finally found a catalog offering the scooters for sale there. Speaking of Doodle Bugs outside of the USA, I did recently confirm that Doodle Bug Scooters were sold new in Canada through a hardware store chain there in the 1940s called Macleod's. Could it have been in Brazil since new or do you think it came there much more recently? Otherwise, an individual or company imported it.and I wonder when that was. Did Brazil have Gamble or Western Auto Stores in the 1940s? Both of those companies were based in the midwestern United States and both grew rapidly, but I didn't know either to have a truly international presence. These were Cast-Iron engines,the side shrouds were Aluminum on our scooter, but were melted when our garage burnt down in 1959! They were off of the little scooter and laying on a shelf at rear of garage that day! The seat is still intact in it's entirety, cover and all though well worn, and dis-colored Edited Maby triumphleroyĪ Doodle Bug in Brazil.how very interesting. The original NP is intact on my original Doodle-Bug. It was registered and ridden in Dallas during the 40's to and from work by my Dad! Over the years I have also built up other scooters utilizing the Briggs up to and Including the Model 8 which developed far more horsepower than the original 1 and 1/2 horse power of that NP. And my memories are sharp on it and it's details, though I usually can't remember what I had for breakfast or even if I ate breakfast by Noon!įrom going back and looking through some post I can say that the scooter had Elbow carb set up and had flex pipe welded to small muffler that ran out at rear of scooter down low near rear wheel. One other minor detail is that I still have the Doodle-Bug in its entirety. It was our familys only means of transportation back then! Will try to find those pictures, though I am not the best at getting them online. Somewhere I have pictures of it when new with my Dad in his suit astride the Doodle-Bug,and myself standing behined it,with my younger brother sitting side saddle on the seat.
My baby brother was 15 years younger than I and he rode it in the 60's thru early 70's. It was used for years, both of my little brothers rode it also and was still in use, in the 70s.
That bode me well in making repairs to the little Scooter.
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I started riding it back then when I was still only 5 years old! I studied that little scooter well! It had an Briggs Stratton Manual for its NP engine that explained the Four Stroke Principal with drawings. He rode it home from there to our home near Love Field. Suppose I might qualify as an Old Timer or? At 70 years young I remember well the Doodle-Bug as My father bought one Brand new from Western Auto In downtown Dallas in March 1948.