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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Welcome!
Meet the contributors
BACK ON TRACK
ANOTHER COUNTY WHOPPER!
MALVERN EVENT NEWS • 4x4, LAND ROVER & VINTAGE TRACTOR SPARES DAY
ROGER DESBOROUGH
FORDSON E27N TO STAR
SALE & AUCTION DATES
BACK ISSUES
PULLING POWER • Chris Graham meets Edwin Palmer and his Ford 9700; a tractor that was a landmark model in its day and still packs a punch 43 years later
A GOOD CRAIC! • Willie Carson recalls a beautiful summer’s evening spent in the Co Antrim countryside with a fine group of Standard N enthusiasts
WINTER EVENTS • Please check that the event you’re thinking of attending is going ahead before planning your day, or travelling to the venue; we’re still living in uncertain times. Inmanycases, you’llhavetobookyourticketonlinebeforetravelling. Neither Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine, nor Kelsey Publishing, takes any responsibility if the details provided here prove to be incorrect. If you have an upcoming event that you’d like included in this listing, then please email the details to: peterlove@madasafish.com, or call him on 01323 833125.
YOU WRITE…
Tractor search
Little and large
Green Fordson?
Crawler correction
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT… • GIVE AN EXCLUSIVE SUBSCRIPTION GIFT OF FORD & FORDSON TRACTORS THIS YEAR
COMPETITIVE SUCCESS! • Michael Fisher reports from Northumberland, on his experiences at this year’s British National Ploughing Championships
FOUR OF A KIND! • Chris Graham meets Jonathan Playfoot and his quartet of giant, Muir-Hill tractors
SUPER DEXTA ENGINE SWAP! • Is your Super Dexta suffering with a tired or damaged engine? Ben Philips offers hints and tips on rectifying the problem with a new, ‘short engine’
FORD & Fordson ASSOCIATION
Ford & Fordson Association Round-Up • Association chairman, Pat Pawsey, serves up another essential selection of news and views from in and around the ever-enthusiastic FFA
CAMBRIDGESHIRE ROAD RUN
DUTCH PLOUGHING MATCH
KENT HERITAGE SHOW
BRITISH PLOUGHING CHAMPIONSHIPS
UPDATE FROM CANADA
THE NEWARK SHOW
PAT PAWSEY’S NEWARK THOUGHTS
OUT & ABOUT • Peter Love spotlights some of the events that Ford, Fordson, County and Roadless enthusiasts have been enjoying over the past month or two
55TH ANNUAL MATCH
LEOMINSTER CLASSICS
TRACTOR DAY AT BREDGAR
GREAT BALLS CROSS EVENT!
NEWARK IS BACK!
SALES CORNER • Our resident auction and sales guru, Peter Love, offers a snapshot of the Ford & Fordson movers and shakers changing hands at recent auctions and sales across the UK
PRICE GUIDE
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