Overview

In Farmall 100 Years, award-winning tractor author, photographer, and historian Randy Leffingwell and renowned tractor historian Robert N. Pripps offer a richly illustrated and detailed book that captures the full story of the iconic tractors. Beautiful, contemporary photos and rare historical images accompany in-depth analyses of all the milestone tractors. The engaging text examines engineering developments, their historical context, key figures, and model variations. From predecessors such as the McCormick-Deerings and International Motor Cultivator to the first Farmalls, the best-selling Letter Series unveiled in the 1930s, the entry-market Cub launched in 1947, the Hundred Series introduced in 1954, and beyond, Farmall 100 Years provides a unique perspective on a farming giant. Leffingwell and Pripps even include twenty-first-century tractors from Case IH, New Holland, and Steyr, including new versions of Farmall. By 1947, Farmall had built over 1 million tractors. Amazingly, many are still in use today as collector vehicles as well as working farm tractors. Farmall 100 Years brings the story to life in the ultimate tribute to these enduring machines.

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Author:   Randy Leffingwell ,  Robert N. Pripps
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:   Motorbooks
Weight:   1.438kg
ISBN:  

9780760374405

ISBN 10:   0760374406
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   06 December 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments CHAPTER ONE 9 1870–1919 Preparing for the Future CHAPTER TWO 29 1920–1929 From Doubts to Success CHAPTER THREE 47 1930–1935 Becoming a Big Family CHAPTER FOUR 65 1935–1941 Problems (and Successes) Continue CHAPTER FIVE 85 1941–1944 Innovation and Production Surge CHAPER SIX 101 1945–1954 Changing Focus, Blurring Vision CHAPTER SEVEN 119 1955–1965 Engineering Renaissance CHAPTER EIGHT 139 1965–1975 Sales and Marketing Reassert Influence CHAPTER NINE 161 1976–1999 A Stumbling Giant Is Rescued CHAPTER TEN 183 2000 and Beyond The Return of the Farmall 206 Index

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Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, in 1989 while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. Since then, he has authored another 47 titles, covering subjects from sports cars to motorcycles to farm tractors. Leffingwell is considered one of the top Corvette historians working today, and he enjoys a close working relationship with Chevrolet as well numerous other manufacturers. His previous Corvette titles include Art of the Corvette, Corvette: Seven Generations of High Performance, Corvette Sixty Years, and Legendary Corvettes. He lives in Southern California.

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