The Washington herald., 1914-03-22
"DUDLY Bug" THE
latest CYCLECAR
Menominee Concern Believes Its
Newest Product Will Fill
Lons-felt Want.
ALUMINIUM USED EXTENSIVELY

Two wears ago the Dudly Tool COM
nanw Of Menominee. Mich. commenced
axperimenting with cyclecar construction
and the first type produced was an elee-
trIc cycIecar This car, however "oS
moi carried beyond the experiments
stage. as the advantage Of the Gasolehe
driven type soon. was maoe app oao -
SECRETARY w: ]. Tideman then made q
trim through the European factories ana
1,hiIa tbrre realized the necessity anu
useful field for the cyclecar in this coun-
fry Since his return the company mas
experimented with several ulhereh'
models and designs. and has reached the
conclusion that the latest modei' Mhlcm
has been christened the Dudly bus'
will Just about fill the bill
The 4O-inch tread. the makers clalni'
proyes itself superior for all-round WORK
- !, retains ali the features of the So
inch. and works under certain cohu,-
tiuns of rutty roads to a far greater ao-
vantage this being especially true In the
case of sleigh tracks. Attention Is caleu
TO the planetary TRANSMISSION "hen u
proved itself a success in the Gays oI
tbe ;wo-cyIinder automobile. and Is very
expensive to install. and embodies the de-
sired leXibility.
seats two large persons very comiortaoiS;
The seats are sixteen inches wide ana
orn ~ the same depth, and the driver
sits fifteen inches ahead and to the right
Of the passenger In this way the driver
has plenty of elbow room. but Is In
position to hold a conversation without
turning around.
Aluminium is used extensively through
out the construction, especially about the
motor sub-frame, cross-frame support
bearing holders, dummy radiators, etc.
This reduces the weight Of the car con-
siderabIy, an essential feature in cycle
car construction.
The Dudley Tool Company. is a part
of the Menominee Electric Manufactu-
ing Company, being under the same
officers and management: The factory
is equipped with its own dropforge plant
foundries, machine shop. finishing de-
partment, etc, and for the last twenty
years has made small dropforge pliers
and wrenches, electric motors master
vibrators, telephones, etc.
Details of the construction of the Dudly
Bug will prove interesting and are here
by furnished in condensed CLASSIFIED
form:
Chassis construction-Frame of seasoned
white straight-gained ash. held rigid and
reinforced by aluminium cross members
semi-underslung: suspension is by trans
verse semi-elliptic springs, and both aSles
are tubular: wheels are wire. Sx3-inch.
with special heavy hubs, and annular
balI-bearings. The wheeIbase is IS inches.
tread 20 inches, and road clearance ?
inches.
Power plant-Air-cooled. two-cylinder
motor, vertical set fore and aft in special
aluminium sub-frame, four-point suspen-
sion, cylinders set a degrees apart. indi-
vidual muffler for each cylfncer, 9-h hp.;
iubricatjsn is by patented mechanical oil
pump having but two moving parts. sup
ply tank under hood. Schebler carbureter;
ignition, Atwater Kent system Trans
mission is of planetary type, with two
speeds forward and one reverse. The
planetary gears are on the jackshaft
which runs in two self-aligning Hess
Bright ball-bearings of ample size, con-
tained in heavy dust-proof bronze cases.
securely attached to frame. Drive is by
lis Duckwall cable-construction V belt
to rear puIleys. Two pedals operate low
speed and reverse controls, and lever
operates high speed and brake. Spark
and rGottle is on steering column. which