Vet deals from Hank post WWII?

Gary Mitchell · Jan 2, 2017

I had a uncle, Wayne Bunger, that was not only a Marine during WII, he was a life long Ford tractor mechanic. Back in the 60s he told me that after WWII Henry Ford an N tractor and plow for any war vet that wanted one for under $1,000. I can't seem to confirm this now. Anyone else know something about that? Thanks, gm

John in Mich · Jan 2, 2017

I can't tell you positively but I believe that they were already less than that for anyone. Someone here may have an original bill of sale for the period.

JMOR · Jan 2, 2017

From article by Harold Brock, an original Ford engineer; "The retail price was established at $585 before Ford knew what the cost would be."

Tim PloughNman Daley RIP · Jan 3, 2017

I have not come across any info like that in all of the books I have on Ford. Henry Ford was pacifist, didn't believe in world wars, and only got involved in WWII because the gubment made all US mfg companies do so. He then went on to show the world how it should be done. Not saying it ain't so, but I can ask a very reliable source I have on war time Ford archives and see what he says then get back to you...John Smith's 8nford.com web site will show you an original bill of sale for a 52 8N.

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)

Del Huebner · Jan 3, 2017

Here is a bill of sale from 1946.

Tim PloughNman Daley RIP · Jan 4, 2017

Here's the LINK to John Smith's web site with a scan of an original 8N receipt. By then the tractor list price had increased somewhat as Harry Ferguson was now long gone and the Ford accountants under Henry the Deuce could better monitor actual costs -something not done with the 9N and 2N. After WWII, Ford moved tractor production from the Rouge Plant to the Highland Park Plant where it stayed until early 60's then moved out to Romeo, Michigan in the sticks.

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)
Original 8N Receipt

Blue Jay · Jan 4, 2017

Don't have the bill of sale but Mom told me that Dad bought (the year I was born) a new 46 2N with plow minus the coulters (to save money) for $900, he was not a vet, he went back the next year and bought the coulters. I still have and use it , still a 6 volt system and all gray paint.

HFJ · Jan 4, 2017

[b:9a091df750]"After WWII, Ford moved tractor production from the Rouge Plant to the Highland Park Plant where it stayed until early 60's then moved out to Romeo, Michigan in the sticks."[/b:9a091df750]

thank u for mentioning this, as it reminds me of something i've been puzzled about.

i had thought of the small plant on the north side of 14 mile at coolidge as the ford tractor plant, no doubt due to a friend telling me that's what it was. but your comment, as well as others i've seen, tells me tractors were not built there. any idea what that troy plant actually did make?

and it seems that the built-in spell checker in this browser is farmer-friendly. for telling, i had "teeling." when i went to correct it, it offered me telling as a choice - but that was the second option. the first was tilling

Gary Mitchell · Jan 4, 2017

From the responses it would seem that "Unk" was passing on a rural "urban legend" that might even have been a PR ploy. Thanks to all the posters. gm

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