Here's your beautifully photographed one-stop source for everything
you ever wanted to know about the immensely popular classic Ford
tractors.
First manufactured in 1917, Ford tractors (initially sold under the
Fordson name, a contraction of Henry Ford & Son) were, thanks to mass
production, the first affordable and reliable machines that allowed
small farmers to replace draft animals. Though manufacture was
exclusive to Great Britain by the 1930s, Ford tractors returned
stateside with a roar in 1939 with the 9N, which incorporated the
hitch system of Irish engineer and inventor Harry Ferguson.
In this comprehensive addition to Motorbooks' Complete Book Series,
tractor historian Robert Pripps provides a detailed and complete account
of Ford tractors, from the earliest Fordsons to the
Ford-Fergusons, the Ford N Series, and the Ford "World"
tractors manufactured into the 1970s. Amply illustrated, the book also
offers extensive information on the numerous options and
accessories, implements and variations that came out of
Dearborn, Sherman Bros., and the great Funk Bros. hot rod conversions
that could make each of these popular machines utterly unique. In
between, the book traces year-to-year model changes within each
series.
With content from Pripps' best-selling The Big Book of Ford Tractors
and The Illustrated Ford and Fordson Tractor Buyer's Guide, The
Complete Book of Ford Tractors is supplemented with new text,
data-packed specification boxes, and a largely new selection of
incredible color photography and period advertising.
The only book offering comprehensive coverage of the breadth of
collectible Ford tractors, The Complete Book of Ford Tractors is a
must-have volume for every tractor enthusiast's library. Also
available from the Complete Books series: The Complete Book of Classic
John Deere Tractors and The Complete Book of Farmall Tractors.
