Fordson
From Graces Guide
Henry Ford set up the company Ford and Son in 1917, it later became known as Fordson. He 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.
- The Model F Fordson was supposedly the product of about fifty prototypes.
- The engine and gearbox were those used in the Ford Model B car and the tractor.
- Initially the Model F was produced on a limited scale, however in 1918 production increased substantially and in Britain the government placed an order for six thousand Model Fs.