The official magazine of the Ford & Fordson Association. Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine covers ACthe early Fordsons to the last of the Fords, and the latest news with New Holland. Each issue of this quality glossy magazine is packed with reader stories, buyers’ guides, news, reports, technical advice and parts for sale. The old Fordson and the Ford that followed were incredibly versatile tractors and were arguably converted by more specialist companies like County, Doe, Roadless and many others. We celebrate all this in our magazine with features on restorations, collections, recollections. Tractor collectors may also find that rare part or tractor for sale in our reader’s free ads.
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MARGARET BADHAM, 1944-2023
A TREAT FOR COUNTY FANS
ARLINGTON TRACTOR ROAD RUN
SALES DIARY
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JONATHAN WHITLAM • … considers the relative benefits of full -and half-track-equipped tractors, and the pioneering technology that was developed by Roadless back in the late 1920s
A CLASSIC ALL-ROUNDER • The Ford 7600 was a popular utility tractor back in the late 1970s and Dave Broadway has a fine example, as Bob Weir reports
LAND OF THE GIANTS! • Part 1: Jonathan Whitlam begins an investigation into the development and mechanical specifications of Ford’s FW Series range of articulated, four-wheel-drive tractor giants
GREAT REMPSTONE! • Chris Graham reports from The Great Rempstone Steam & Country Show, in Leicestershire
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE FORD TRACTOR ENTHUSIAST • SAVE 49% ON YOUR FORD & FORDSON TRACTORS SUBSCRIPTION
RESCUE MISSION • Chris Graham meets Paul Holmes to discover more about the special but abandoned 1938 Fordson Standard N that he rescued from a wood
AUTUMN/WINTER EVENTS
BRILLIANT BIDDENDEN! • Chris Graham reports from this year’s Biddenden Tractorfest, which enjoyed blistering summer weather and bumper crowds
FORDSON DEXTA • Ben Phillips starts getting to grips with the engine as this 1960 Fordson Dexta restoration project progresses
Ford & Fordson Association Round-Up • Association chairman, Pat Pawsey, delivers another round-up of news and views from in and around the ever-enthusiastic FFA
MARGARET BADHAM
FLOURISHING MEMBERSHIP!
THE RED HERON
PILFORD HEATH TRANSPORT & HERITAGE SHOW
DACORUM STEAM & COUNTRY FAYRE
Old Timer Tractor Rally
PINEWOOD DEXTAS
TERRY HANLON: COLLECTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE!
OUT & ABOUT • Peter Love spotlights some of the events that Ford and Fordson enthusiasts have been enjoying over the past few months
Enfield Pageant of Motoring
SALES CORNER • Peter Love previews the Bill Cassie dispersal sale and spotlights some of the most interesting Ford and Fordson movers and shakers changing hands in recent months
CHEFFINS MID-TERM
DON’T MISS OUT! • A monthly round-up of the latest news buying and selling reports, auction, working classics and restorations direct to your inbox.
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