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The Texaco Doodlebug (also called the Diamond T Doodlebug) was a futuristic American tanker truck of the 1930s. The vehicles were streamlined and highly aerodynamic. The overall shape, a flattened half-cylinder rounded at the front and tapered at the end, has been described as a "pill" or "breadloaf".
Aug 25, 2018 · Learn about the history and design of the Texaco Doodlebug, a futuristic tank truck created by Texaco, Heil and Diamond T in the 1930s. Find out how it was built, what features it had, and why it was so distinctive and rare.
Apr 26, 2023 · For years, all anybody seemed to know of the strange, Texaco-branded Diamond T-based fuel truck in the photo is that it no longer existed, but Steve and Sue Keys aim to change that with their plans to replicate the so-called Texaco Doodlebug.
Of the seven Texaco Doodlebug streamlined tanker trucks built by Diamond T with Heil bodies, none are known to exist today. Steve and Sue Keys, however, decided to rectify that while restoring another Diamond T and have now embarked on a replica Doodlebug project.
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Apr 22, 2023 · Learn about the streamlined Texaco tanker, also known as Doodlebug, that was built in the 1930s. Discover the research, photos and facts behind the nickname, the production number and the variations of this unique vehicle.
Mar 24, 2018 · Designed in the early 1930s, the 1934 Diamond T Doodlebug tanker was a multi-purpose tanker that either hauled gasoline, home heating oil or both (it had segmented liquid holding tanks).
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Jun 16, 2013 · Perhaps his best known design for ground transportation was the Texaco Doodlebug, a Diamond T-based tanker truck commissioned by the oil company. Six were built, and Michael Lamm had the story on the origins and purposes of the Doodlebug for SIA #149, September 1995.
