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
HAPPY 20TH, FFA!
BIG DOE SALE IN WEST MIDLANDS
CASSIE SALE BACK ON!
THREE DAYS FOR STRADSETT
NATIONAL ENTRIES GOING WELL
MARSTON STEAM & VINTAGE SHOW
HJ PUGH IN IRELAND
DRIVE IT DAY, 2024!
JOHN RUTTER
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JONATHAN WHITLAM • … is full of admiration for Ford’s bold move, which saw the company become the first manufacturer to launch a brand new tractor range simultaneously around the world six decades ago this year
FALKLANDS SURVIVOR! • Chris Graham chats to Peter Matthewson about his newly-restored Roadless Ploughmaster 75, and the philosophy that drives his interest in tractor preservation
WELSH HEAVYWEIGHTS • Bob Weir meets Jack Francis to talk about his pair of large, modern Ford classics and what he likes about them
FORD SERIES 10 DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
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LAND OF THE GIANTS! • Part 3: Jonathan Whitlam continues his look at the muscular Ford FW series by spotlighting the life and times of the flagship model, the FW-60
ROLLING BACK THE YEARS • The Road Roller Association’s Andrew Watson explores the fascinating links between road roller manufacturer Aveling-Barford and Fordson tractors
THE ROAD ROLLER ASSOCIATION
FORDSON DEXTA • Ben Phillips continues with the restoration of this 1961 Fordson Dexta by stripping, assessing, replacing and then rebuilding the engine block
Ford & Fordson Association Round-Up • Association chairman Pat Pawsey provides another round-up of news and views from in and around the ever-enthusiastic FFA
TRACTOR WORLD UPDATE
FFA AGM
FACEBOOK ADDRESS CHANGE
BELATED CONGRATULATIONS!
THE DIESEL DEBATE
VINTAGE HAY-MAKING
FORD AND FORDSON PLOUGH DAY
ISLE OF WIGHT CLASSIC ROAD RUN
KEEPING ‘EM PEELED
AND FINALLY… FOR OLD, STIFF GUYS LIKE ME!
OUT & ABOUT • Peter Love spotlights some of the Christmas events that Ford and Fordson enthusiasts enjoyed with their tractors over the festive period
CNH BASILDON FIRST CHEERS PUNTERS
CHAILEY CLUB HIT THE MARK
CHAILEY & DISTRICT YF STUNNING ROAD RUN
HUGE BOXING DAY RUN
A RECORD ENTRY!
SALES CORNER • Peter Love offers a snapshot of the Ford & Fordson movers and shakers changing hands at recent auctions and sales around the UK
COUNTY 2WD MAKES £21,000
CHEFFINS’ CLEAROUT FINALE
ROUGH TRACTORS DO WELL
LARGE AND SMALL AT EURO
NEWARK VINTAGE TRACTOR SHOW SALE
DECEASED ESTATE SOLD AT COLLECTIVE
WELLERS ONLINE
COUNTY DOES WELL
PRICE GUIDE
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