'29 pontiac HAMB tractor- pics

I thought I would share this and get some opinions. I was given this by a client who was selling their house. It is a 1929 pontiac "doodle bug" homemade tractor. I think it has mostly model T drive, axles, rear end. (I don't know much about the old stuff)
It was built by 2 boys, their father owned a junk yard in the 1950's. The family home was on site. (I think it was 10 acres at the time) They used it to drive around the town, go to the swimming hole, work around the junk yard, etc.
It has nice patina, I was thinking about trying to get it to run and drive it as is? (put around, not really drive it) I will need new tires and rims as they are shot.
What do you guys think?

 

Mine also runs and drives, built out of an wrecked fourdoor '54 Belvedere and used to haul cutting torches, parts, and pull trailers. Some old guy in Ohio had it.

Runs and drives perfect! haha...

 

Cool.

 

Looks like a Model A rear cross member and the rear end might be a T worm drive. The hood looks like a 30 31 Model A and the front axle has been inverted. Could be a T axle but I don't think so. Maybe the original Pontiac turned up side down.

Great find. I love looking at the creative engineering some guys did back in the 40" & erly 50's.

Thanks for sharing.

 

You should see some of the stuff that got done to vehicles on a working farm. My dad restores antique tractors and one of the websites he visits has a section ***led "sins of the farmer." They didn't care what it looked like or how safe it might be, they had a farm to run!
CHAZ

 

I don't know if I'd fix it up the way it is or build some kind of Hot Rod/Jalopy out of it!!!
It looks pretty cool though.

 

I love it! As a owner of 1930 (1930's were very similar to 29's) and 1931 Pontiacs I can tell you that the grille, hood, cowl, dash, front wheels and front axle (it is upside down) is all 1929 Pontiac. The headlights are early-teens or 20's. The rear is all that appears to have been altered with the frame. Definitely a Ford rear crossmember and big truck rear wheels. I say don't change a thing! Get it running and you'll gather a bigger crowd at a car show than anyone there, I promise!

 

Just make it run, it's got character. Those headlights are cool and it gives new meaning to track roadster, or would that be tractor roadster.

What a great piece of history to have fun with.

 

Tractor roadster, I like it...maybe the next new trend?

 

I vote another HOTROD!

 

What would that website be? I'm kinda interested...

 

i am interested in the tractor website too!

 

http://www.ytmag.com/articles/feature0298.htm

Found it.

 

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-bill

 

Definitly get it running and driving. It's going to cost a few bucks unless you can find some used tires in good shape but it will be worth it. Good thing I don't live closer, I'd be bugging you to sell it to me. "You can take the boy off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the boy".

Frank

 

what kind of engine does it have in it? would of come with the big 6 i'd think.

 

way cool as is

 

Doodlebugs are cool! I'd fix it up, and use it!