The official magazine of the Ford & Fordson Association. Ford & Fordson Tractors magazine covers the 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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THE BIG ONE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER…
NATIONAL VINTAGE TRACTOR RUN
GREAT END TO THE SEASON
ENTRY FORMS OUT NOW
STEPHEN TESTER 1980 – 2025 ROAD RUN
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FAMILY FRIEND • The Ford 3000 was part of the 1000 Series, a best-selling range of tractors introduced in the 1960s. The Rickhuss family from Shropshire has a fine example, as Bob Weir reports.
A TIME OF CHANGE-THE STORY OF THE 600 SERIES • Jonathan Whitlam comes to the end of his story on the Ford 600 series and in this feature he focuses on the final updates to the series which took place during 1980 – notably, four-wheel drive
NEW YEAR SALE
SEARCHING OUT THE FORD LEGACY • Peter Love took a small group of collectors to the USA last August and over 10-days they visited a raft of shows in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois in relatively good weather, here are just some of the sights he came across along the way
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1960 FORDSON POWER MAJOR
THE FORDSON POWER MAJOR Produced from August 1958 – November 1960 • Sold as Ford’s first 50hp+ tractor the Fordson Power Major was produced for just over two years.
SALES DIARY
FORDSON DEXTA • As Ben Phillips nears the end of this Dexta restoration he knew he had a small conversion job to do on the fuel system which involved fitting a small auxiliary tank… read on to see how he did it
FFT SALE PREVIEW • Biggest Fordson F Sale Ever!
PICTURE THE PAST
Ford & Fordson Association Round-Up • Association chairman, Pat Pawsey, delivers a round-up of news and views from in and around the ever-enthusiastic FFA
FFA VICE CHAIRMAN PHIL GIBSON HAD A DAY OUT OVER CHRISTMAS:
ISLE OF WIGHT CLASSIC TRACTORS CHARITY ROAD RUN – SUNDAY 28TH DECEMBER 2025.
ALLAN AND CAROL COOK LIVE IN THE VICTORIA STATE OF AUSTRALIA
FESTIVE ROAD RUNS RAISE THOUSANDS • All over the UK festive period, road runs took place and Peter Love was able to catch up with a few all raising money for charity.
SALES CORNER • Peter Love reports from some recent sales, including the fantastic price achieved for the Cheffins 200-year anniversary charity tractor
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