Ford Tractors

BKS SB

Beginning with the development of the
first Ford tractors in 1917 and
finishing in 1991 with the purchase of
the Ford tractor brand by Fiat, this is
one of the few books to tell the
complete story of Ford and Fordson
tractors.

Author Jonathan Whitlam covers the
parallel development of Fordson
tractors, made at Dagenham in Essex,
with Ford tractors in the United States.
The first Ford tractor was produced in
1917 to help with agricultural
production during the First World War
and the Fordson Model N played a key
role in the development of British
agriculture up to 1945.

The Ford Major was launched in 1945,
marking the first factory fitting of a
diesel engine in a Ford tractor. The
book also covers the smaller Dexta
models and the ground-breaking 1000
series.

The 10, 30 and 70 series tractors
incorporated a host of technological
developments that would not only see the
Ford tractor through to 1991 but also
leave a legacy that is still appreciated
today.

• 96 Pages
• Softback
• 165 mm x 235 mm