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In 1953 Massey-Harris and Ferguson became Massey-Harris-Ferguson, later known as Massey-Ferguson.

General

Following the merger of Massey-Harris and Ferguson both brands produced tractors whilst restructuring took place. Some existing models were renamed and the tractors had a new colour scheme of red and grey.

1958 Name changed to Massey-Ferguson.

1959 Bought the Banner Lane factory from Standard Motor Co

1959 Massey-Ferguson bought the Perkins Diesel Engine Co of Peterborough. Previously Massey-Ferguson had had to buy in engines but this purchase meant that they would have access to a variety of engines and they were also able to build engines to supply to other companies.

1960 Name changed.

1961 Manufacturers and distributors of agricultural and industrial tractors and machinery. 1,000 employees.

1961 Formation of Massey-Ferguson-Butler Ltd to sell agricultural buildings made by the Butler Manufacturing Co in Kansas, with ultimate aim of manufacturing them in the UK^[1]

1963 Massey-Ferguson (Coventry) Ltd was incorporated

1964 Name changed to Massey Ferguson-Perkins Ltd

1983 Vickers sold Rolls-Royce Diesels at Shrewsbury to Massey-Ferguson^[2]

1983 The name of Massey Ferguson-Perkins was changed to Perkins Engines Group Ltd

In the early 1990s Massey-Ferguson was bought out in two phases by the AGCO Corporation. In 1991 the United States business was purchased, followed by the remaining businesses in 1994.

Machinery

See Massey-Ferguson: Machinery

Tractors

See Massey-Ferguson: Tractors

Sources of Information

↑ The Times July 21, 1961
↑ The Times, Apr 03, 1984

1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
The Museum of English Rural Life Archive called Heavy Metal has a wonderful array of information regarding the company: MERL MF Info.

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-Massey-Ferguson was formed by the takeover of the Ferguson Co. by the Massey-Harris Co.  Massey-Harris was founded in 1891 the result of a merger of two companies.  They went on to produce engines and tractors and along the way worked with a number of different engineering companies.  Harry Ferguson had designed tractors and developed the Ferguson System, a hydraulic control and attachment system.  In 1953 Massey Harris and the Ferguson Co. became Massey-Harris-Ferguson, later known as Massey-Ferguson.
+In 1953 [[Massey-Harris]] and [[Ferguson]] became [[Massey-Harris-Ferguson]], later known as '''Massey-Ferguson'''.
-*  Many were surprised at the takeover of Harry Ferguson's company by Massey Harris, since his tractors were achieving worldwide success and he was making a considerable profit.  It is thought that as Ferguson was given full control over tractor development within the newly formed company he thought he would be able to make his ideas widely available to farmers everywhere, or it may have been due to health worries that Ferguson saw a way of securing the future of his company.
+== General ==
+Following the merger of [[Massey-Harris]] and [[Ferguson]] both brands produced tractors whilst restructuring took place.  Some existing models were renamed and the tractors had a new colour scheme of red and grey.
-*  Following the merger of the two companies both brand names produced tractors whilst restructuring took place.  Some existing models were renamed and the tractors had a new colour scheme of red and grey.
+Name changed to Massey-Ferguson.
-*  In 1959 the M-F 88 was introduced with a 60 HP engine which could run on gas or diesel.
+Bought the Banner Lane factory from [[Standard Motor Co]]
-*  In 1959 Massey-Ferguson bought the Perkins Diesel Engine Co. of Peterborough, England.  Previously Massey-Ferguson had had to buy in engines but this purchase meant that they would have access to a variety of engines and they were also able to build engines to supply to other companies.
+Massey-Ferguson bought the [[Perkins| Perkins Diesel Engine Co]] of Peterborough.  Previously Massey-Ferguson had had to buy in engines but this purchase meant that they would have access to a variety of engines and they were also able to build engines to supply to other companies.
-*  In 1964 a smaller tractor, the Red Giant, was produced.  These were built in Britain and France.
+Name changed.
+Manufacturers and distributors of agricultural and industrial tractors and machinery. 1,000 employees.
+Formation of [[Massey-Ferguson-Butler]] Ltd to sell agricultural buildings made by the Butler Manufacturing Co in Kansas, with ultimate aim of manufacturing them in the UK<ref>The Times  July 21, 1961</ref>
+Massey-Ferguson (Coventry) Ltd was incorporated
+Name changed to Massey Ferguson-Perkins Ltd
+[[Vickers]] sold '''Rolls-Royce Diesels''' at Shrewsbury to Massey-Ferguson<ref>The Times, Apr 03, 1984</ref>
+The name of Massey Ferguson-Perkins was changed to Perkins Engines Group Ltd
+In the early 1990s Massey-Ferguson was bought out in two phases by the AGCO Corporation.  In 1991 the United States business was purchased, followed by the remaining businesses in 1994.
+== Machinery ==
+See [[Massey-Ferguson: Machinery]]
+== Tractors ==
+See [[Massey-Ferguson: Tractors]]
+==Sources of Information==
+<references/>
+* [[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]
+* The [[Museum of English Rural Life]] Archive called [http://www.reading.ac.uk/merl/research/merl-hmparchives.aspx Heavy Metal] has a wonderful array of information regarding the company:  [http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/merl/Microsoft_Word_-_TR_MAS__final.pdf MERL MF Info.]
+== See Also ==
+<what-links-here/>
+* [https://www.masseyferguson.com/en_us/discover-mf/news/news/mf-founders.html] Massey Ferguson history
+{{DEFAULTSORT: }}
+[[Category: Town - Coventry]]
+[[Category: Town - Manchester]]
+[[Category: Town - Kilmarnock]]
+[[Category: Agricultural Machinery]]
+[[Category: Tractors]]

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