British Tractors 1945-1965
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1906133522 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the former editor of both Old Tractor and Vintage Tractor & Countryside Heritage magazines, and is currently the editor of the David Brown Tractor Club's Tractor News. A leading author and journalist specialising in tractors and machinery, Stuart Gibbard has produced many award-winning books and DVDs, including seminal works on Ford, Ferguson and David Brown. Devoting much of his time to historical research, Stuart has met and talked with many of the world's leading tract
Awesome book with tons of history and photos of these Jonathan hinkler Awesome book with tons of history and photos of these tractors with specs on them along with rare photos and more
He is the former editor of both Old Tractor and Vintage Tractor & Countryside Heritage magazines, and is currently the editor of the David Brown Tractor Club's Tractor News. About the Author A leading author and journalist specialising in tractors and machinery, Stuart Gibbard has produced many award-winning books and DVDs, including seminal works on Ford, Ferguson and David Brown. . He also has a keen interest in early tractor literature, which he has developed into a mail order business run in partnership with his wife, Sue. Devoting much of his time to historical research, Stuart has met and talked with many of the world's leading tractor designers and engineers, and has amassed a substantial reference library and photo archive. Stuart has been collecting tractors for nearly 40 years and has an excellent practical knowledge of agriculture gained from running the family arable and bulb farm in South Lincolnshire until the early
Among the famous names here are International Harvester, Massey-Harris and Minneapolis-Moline. From Allis-Chalmers to Vickers, Stuart Gibbard has prepared an A-Z of the tractors made in Britain during the two decades of insatiable demand and great technical development 1945-65. These give the flavour of the times and highlight the features that the manufacturers were most keen to promote.. He deals not only with the products of British manufacturers such as Ferguson, David Brown and Nuffield, but also with the American makers which established plants in Britain to overcome post-war import restrictions. A unique feature of this book is that the 400 images are all from manufacturers' sales brochures and publicity material