What’s a DoodleBug? It’s a poor man’s improvisational tractor, usually made from an old Ford. A really old Ford, like 1932 or older. During the Great Depression, when no one had any money, one of the ...

Farm vehicles live rough lives. They work hard and go without washes or covered storage, rusting in the rain and breaking under the strain. But even for a tractor, this Model A has had a rough life.

It may sound hard to believe, but there was a time when tractors were in such short supply that people used their cars to plow, make hay, and haul logs. It happened in the 1940s when farming equipment ...