This article is about the Fordson tractor. For the later N-series tractors of 1939–1952, see Ford N-series tractor. For the later Ford NAA tractor of 1953, see Ford NAA tractor. For the car of 1906-1908, see Ford Model N. For the city that was consolidated into Dearborn, Michigan, see Springwells Township, Michigan.
Fordson was a brand name of tractors and trucks. It was used on a range of mass-produced general-purpose tractors manufactured by Henry Ford & Son Inc from 1917 to 1920, by Ford Motor Company (U.S.) and Ford Motor Company Ltd (U.K.) from 1920 to 1928, and by Ford Motor Company Ltd (U.K.) from 1929 to 1964. The latter (Ford of Britain) also later built trucks and vans under the Fordson brand.
Motor vehicle
Fordson
Monument to Fordson model F The Czech Republic
Overview
Manufacturer
Henry Ford & Son Ltd
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company Ltd
Production
1917–1964
Assembly
United States (1917–1928)
Cork, Ireland (1919–1923 and 1928–1933)
Dagenham, UK (1933–1964)
Body and chassis
Class
Agricultural Tractor
Powertrain
Engine
4-cylinder inline
Transmission
3-speed manual gearbox
Chronology
Successor
Ford N-series tractor
After 1964, the Fordson name was dropped and all Ford tractors were simply badged as Fords in both the UK and the US.
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marketed his own line of tractors, beginning in 1916, under the brand name Fordson. On, June 19, 1916, Paul Ford was relieved of his duties with the company...
Dearborn Fordson Public Schools Board of Education, is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The institution was originally named Fordson Junior...
exceptionally well in Great Britain. The tractor replaced the long-running Fordson Major which was a worldwide hit. It sold especially well because it slotted...
before he worked with Fordsons and others.) During the next decade, Model T tractor conversion kits were harder to sell, as the Fordson and then the Farmall...
and generate steady long-term profits. Ford's British factories produced Fordson tractors to increase the British food supply, as well as trucks and warplane...
Netherlands, Philippines, Spain (badged Ebro too), Turkey, UK (badged also Fordson and Thames), and the United States. From the 1940s to the late 1970s, Ford's...
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