Ford and Fordson Tractors

The official magazine of the Ford & Fordson Association. Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine covers the 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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Ford and Fordson Tractors

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FORDSONS AT LEEDER SALE

FORDSONS STAR AT WEALD AND DOWNLAND MUSEUM

FORD MAN WINS WPC IN ESTONIA

COUNTY’S STAR

IT’S A FORDSON MAJOR UNDERNEATH!

ALL SET FOR NEWARK

ALL SET FOR BRITISH PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS

COUNTRY COLLECTION • Ford and Fordson tractors are very popular in Shropshire, and there are plenty of old veterans still knocking around. Brian ‘Monty’ Monteith owns a tidy collection as Bob Weir recently discovered.

MEETING THE NEED FOR POWER • The third part of Jonathan Whitlam’s series on the Ford TW series takes us back to 1979 and the introduction of the TW range including the range topping TW-30

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MODEL FARMING • Launched in 1948 the Fordson E27N was Britains very first model tractor, nowadays it is highly prized by collectors as Jane Brooks reports.

FORDS STOPGAP TRACTOR • Born of Wartime restrictions the Fordson Major was developed as a replacement for the Fordson Model N.

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FAMILY FAVOURITE RESTORED TO FORMER GLORY • Our editor visits the Northamptonshire village of Abthorpe to see a tractor that has spent its entire life with the same family.

THE FORD 6X PROJECT • Fordson was consigned to the history books as Ford’s Worldwide tractor project got underway. Jane Brooks looks back 60 years to the end of one iconic tractor range and the birth of another.

FORDSON DEXTA • In part nine of his Dexta restoration Ben Phillips tackles the original cylinder head, hoping he can get it a serviceable condition

PICTURE THE PAST

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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

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MEMBERS NEWS & REPORTS: Carrington tractor road run – Easter Saturday March 30th 2024

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CARRINGTON STEAM & HERITAGE SHOW - SATURDAY 25TH – 27TH MAY

PILFORD HEATH TRANSPORT AND HERITAGE SHOW

AYRSHIRE VINTAGE RALLY

ORKNEY CLASSIC & VINTAGE RALLY: PHIL CONTINUES HIS SCOTTISH TRIP:

CANADIAN HAPPENINGS, FROM IAN WEST

WOUTER CROQUEY FFA BELGIUM REP

OUT & ABOUT • We are nearly at the end of the 2024 outside season, but as usual there has been lots going on. This issue Peter Love travels to The Netherlands for the 43rd Internationaal Historish Festival at Pannngen in southern Holland. He then takes in the 20th anniversary event of the Ford and Fordson Association organised by Rodney Gibson. It was held at Biddenden Tractorfest on 17-18 August in glorious sunshine. Peter then gave the 20th anniversary parade commentary on the Saturday.

SALES DIARY

SALES CORNER • In this issue we look at the Ingall brother’s...