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.
Ford and Fordson Tractors
Welcome!
Meet the contributors
STUNNING FORD 9N
TRACTOR WORLD NEWS
RARE BRAZILIAN STARS!
CNH BASILDON ROAD RUN
MIKE PATRICK
CHRISTMAS ROAD RUNS
SALES DIARY
MISSED AN ISSUE? • COMPLETE YOUR COLLECTION
JONATHAN WHITLAM • … reflects on the ground-breaking significance of the Generation III 8210, and the cutting-edge electronics it offered Ford customers
IN AT THE DEEP END! • Chris Graham meets Seb Wells and the 1964 New Performance Super Major he bought unseen on eBay and then restored superbly to ‘as new’ condition
PLOUGHING PERFECTION! • Chris Graham reports from the British National Ploughing Championships, and spotlights the Ford and Fordson successes at this year’s event
THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE FORD TRACTOR ENTHUSIAST
LAND OF THE GIANTS! • Part 2: Jonathan Whitlam charts the arrival of the first FW Series model in the UK – the FW-30 – and explains what this immense machine offered British farmers
STUART’S SHROPSHIRE CLASSIC • Stuart Tomlins has been a big Fordson Dexta fan for many years, and Bob Weir meets him to find out why
A BRIEF HISTORY OF BAMFORD
WINTER EVENTS
FORDSON DEXTA • Ben Phillips continues the engine work on this 1960 Fordson Dexta restoration project.
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
A MAJOR STAR
REMEMBERING MARGARET
THE BURLEY STEAM & VINTAGE VEHICLE SHOW
EXPANDED ROLE
PLOUGHING DAY SUCCESS
British National Ploughing Championships
Newark Tractor & Vintage Heritage Show
CANADA CALLING
OUT & ABOUT • Peter Love spotlights some of the events that Ford and Fordson enthusiasts have been enjoying over the past few months
Newark Vintage Tractor & Heritage Show
SALES CORNER • Peter Love previews the Bill Cassie dispersal sale and spotlights some of the most interesting Ford & Fordson movers and shakers changing hands in recent months
ONE-OWNER MAJOR DOES WELL
COUNTY 654 STARS
MAJOR SALE IN WARKS
BARGAIN WATER-WASHER
COUNTY 1004 MAKES £15,500
PRICE GUIDE
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