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The Color of Tractors

Sorting Out the Many Flavors of Fordsons

By Jack Heald

A 1917 MOM, as the very earliest Fordsons became known, in its proper gray. Note rear oil filler. This Fordson carries engine s/n 562.

Over and over, year after year, in antique tractor publication after publication, the color of tractors has been discussed, argued and debated. The color of the particular make of tractor seems to be very important to various owners or tractor clubs. We have all heard stories about green tractors, red tractors, gray tractors, Persian orange tractors, gray tractors with red bellies - the colors and arguments go on as to even the correct shade of these colors and the exact date they changed from one color to the other.

When restored, many antique tractors have much better paint jobs than original, but still colors vary from tractor to tractor. While some owners keep &q...

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