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[[ | [[Henry Ford]] set up the company [[Ford and Son]] in 1917; it later became known as '''Fordson'''. Henry had previously tried to interest the directors of the [[Ford|Ford Motor Co]] in producing agricultural machinery, but when this met with no success he set up the new company to market the tractor he had created. | ||
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[[ | * [[Fordson: Buses]] | ||
* [[Ford: Commercial Vehicles]] | |||
* [[Fordson: Tractors]] | |||
== See Also == | |||
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== Sources of Information == | |||
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* From 1890 to the Present Day Farm Tractors by Michael Williams published in 2005 by Silverdale Books ISBN 978-1-84509-251-1 | * From 1890 to the Present Day Farm Tractors by Michael Williams published in 2005 by Silverdale Books ISBN 978-1-84509-251-1 | ||
* The Complete Encyclopaedia of Tractors by Mirco de Cet published in 2006 by Rebo International ISBN 978-90-366-1893-9 | * The Complete Encyclopaedia of Tractors by Mirco de Cet published in 2006 by Rebo International ISBN 978-90-366-1893-9 | ||
Latest revision as of 08:40, 4 June 2022
Henry Ford set up the company Ford and Son in 1917; it later became known as Fordson. Henry had previously tried to interest the directors of the Ford Motor Co in producing agricultural machinery, but when this met with no success he set up the new company to market the tractor he had created.
See also -
See Also
- 1920 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Paraffin Motors
- 1923 Automotor: Index
- 1950 Makes and Models of Road Vehicles
- A. and S. Andrews
- Archive Journal: Issue 66
- Automobile Engineer: 1947/11
- Charles M. Hesford and Co
- County Commercial Cars
- Engineering 1941 Jul-Dec: Index: General
- Ernest Doe
- Ford: Commercial Vehicles
- Fordson: All-Around
- Fordson: Buses
- Fordson: Tractors
- Henry Edward Garner
- Herbert Banks
- Lambourn
- London and North Eastern Railway
- Marshall, Sons and Co: Tractors
- Muir-Hill
- Rushton Tractors
- The Engineer 1922/10/27
- The Engineer 1927 Jul-Dec: Index
- The Engineer 1934 Jul-Dec: Index
- Tractors
- Wallis and Co (Long Eaton)
Sources of Information
- From 1890 to the Present Day Farm Tractors by Michael Williams published in 2005 by Silverdale Books ISBN 978-1-84509-251-1
- The Complete Encyclopaedia of Tractors by Mirco de Cet published in 2006 by Rebo International ISBN 978-90-366-1893-9
- Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris