The Complete Book of Classic Ford Tractors av Robert N. Pripps

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<B>Here’s your beautifully photographed one-stop source for everything you ever wanted to know about the immensely popular classic Ford tractors.</B><BR/><BR/> First manufactured in 1917, Ford tractors (initially sold under the Fordson name, a contraction of Henry Ford & Son) were, thanks to mass production, <B>the first affordable and reliable machines that allowed small farmers to replace draft animals</B>. Though manufacture was exclusive to Great Britain by the 1930s, Ford tractors returned stateside with a roar in 1939 with the <B>9N</B>, which incorporated the hitch system of Irish engineer and inventor Harry Ferguson.<BR/><BR/> In this comprehensive addition to <B>Motorbooks’ Complete Book Series</B>, tractor historian Robert Pripps provides a detailed and complete account of Ford tractors, from the earliest <B>Fordsons</B> to the <B>Ford-Fergusons</B>, the <B>Ford N Series</B>, and the <B>Ford “World” tractors</B> manufactured into the 1970s. Amp