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Fords and Fordson

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Sunny 4 acres

04-13-2007 00:21:05




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I have tried to determine if the company that builds the Ford N series is any connection to the company that builds Fordson? I have heard the name henery Ford in both models historys But dont know if they are the same company or if they are owned by the same ford family? I would like a history lesson if somebody would teach me?




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MarkB_MI

04-13-2007 02:34:36




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 Re: Fords and Fordson in reply to Sunny 4 acres, 04-13-2007 00:21:05  
When Henry Ford wanted to get into tractor production, the Ford Motor Company board of directors balked and he was forced to start his own company "Henry Ford & Son". Tractors produced by this company were called "Fordsons". Henry took complete control or Ford Motor Company in 1920, so he could do pretty much whatever he wanted to do; he merged Ford & Son into Ford Motor Company and began producing tractors under the Ford name.

The Fordson name continued to be used for tractors produced by Ford in England well into the 1960's. Many of these tractors, such as the Fordson Major, were imported into the US and kept the Fordson name, even though they were sold by Ford farm equipment dealers.

There's a nice article about Fordson tractors in Wikipedia.

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David in Wales

04-13-2007 02:32:39




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 Re: Model designations in reply to Sunny 4 acres, 04-13-2007 00:21:05  
Hi Gang;
Ford used the letter N as designation for all tractors built after the original F series built in the USA.
The 1932-45 "Standard Fordson" was the N, built in Ireland and later Dagenham in England.
The 1939-45 range designed by Harry Ferguson & built in the USA & marketed by Ford was the 9N and later 2N.
After the Ferguson Law Suit the later models were called 8N.
The 1945-52 was the E27N built in England (E= English, 27=HP & N=tractor)
The 1952-65 Majors built in England were the E1ADDN.
Hope this clarifies things for you.
cheers David

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alg

04-13-2007 01:28:40




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 Re: Fords and Fordson in reply to Sunny 4 acres, 04-13-2007 00:21:05  
In the begining when Henry wanted to buld tractors,there was a company named Ford that was already building tractors.So he used the name Fordson for him and his son.In 1939 when he came out with the 9n, the other Ford company was no longer ,so he was able to change the name to Ford.He still used the Fordson name ,mostly for the tractors built in Ireland.



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