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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Welcome!
Meet the contributors
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
SAD LOSS OF A FRIENDO
IRELAND’S BIGGEST
NEW SHOW AT BELVOIR
BIDDENDEN TRACTOR FEST
ONSLOW PARK
TRACKS ACROSS THE FIELD – 16TH AND 17TH AUGUST 2025
WATER BOWSERS
CLASSIC COMPACT • Anthony Brough from Staffordshire likes Ford tractors and owns a 6Y 3000, writes Bob Weir.
OUT & ABOUT • Peter Love has been to many of this seasons events and here’s a selection of Ford and Fordson family tractors he’s seen on his travels. The rally season is steaming along and it has been a dry, warm summer. The crowds have been ‘hot’ everywhere which is so good to see. However our farmers have suffered at the same time, which is so unfortunate to see.
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A TIME OF CHANGE - THE STORY OF THE 600 SERIES PART 1 • Jonathan Whitlam tells the story of the Ford 600 Series of the latter half of the 1970s, a range that is now seen as iconic and forever regarded as a tale of two halves
THE FORD 8N – A CALCULATED RISK • As WWII drew to a close it marked a change to The Ford Motor Company’s fortunes, it was also the beginning of the end of Harry Ferguson’s control over his patented three-point linkage system.
WELSH NATIONAL • Peter Love reports from Glanrhyd, which was the place to be on Sunday 15h June for a Father’s Day treat with over 260 tractors congregating for the 11th running of the annual Welsh National Tractor Road Run.
SALES DIARY
FORDSON DEXTA PART 14 • Ben Phillips moves onto the dash on the Fordson Dexta as his restoration moves ever closer to completion
PICTURE THE PAST
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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
ANOTHER RECORD AT TRACTORFEST WITH 163 TRACTORS ON THE FFA STAND
FORDSON E27N’S STAR AT THIS YEAR’S TRACTORFEST • Held in the beautiful grounds of Newby Hall, near the Yorkshire town of Ripon over the 7th and 8th June 2025, this year’s TractorFest covered 140 acres. Since the first event in 2007 which attracted 360 exhibits it has grown to encompass more than 2,200 exhibits which this year included 1,400 vintage, classic and modern tractors.
SALES CORNER • Peter Love reports on the latest results from several interesting sales that took place in recent months.
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