Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast

Building on the reputation of the great Grey Fergie, which saw more than half a million built, Massey Ferguson, with their red tractors, dominated the tractor market in Britain and many other places from the late 1950s to the 1970s. Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast magazine celebrates this hey-day and also looks at the more modern and older tractors linked to the Ferguson name. From restorations to recollections and also hundreds of readers free-ads there’s something for everyone here Featuring models, articles and news to interest all collectors, owners and enthusiasts, each issue is packed with restorations and recollections as well as readers free-ads there’s something for everyone. Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast magazine simply celebrates this iconic red and grey tractor.

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Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast

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JONATHAN WHITLAM • … acknowledges the significance of the Massey Ferguson 735, which was the machine responsible for giving many small-scale British farmers their first combine harvester experience

ONE OF THE FAMILY • Chris Graham meets Andrew Drinkwater to discover what’s behind his life-long working relationship with Massey Ferguson tractors, and to spotlight one very special model

MIKE THORNE (1938-2023)

FANTASTIC FAWLEY! • Gary Anderson reports from this year’s National Transport Trust’s Vintage Transport Festival at Fawley Hill, near Henley

WORKING MEMORIES • Jonathan Whitlam remembers a turbo-equipped 1984 Massey Ferguson 290 that he only ever saw being used for one specific job

TINGLES TRUNDLE • Chris Graham reports on the annual Tingles Trundle tractor road run which, this year, was raising funds for a hospice in Eastbourne

PLOUGHING PERFECTION • Chris Graham reports from the British National Ploughing Championships, and spotlights the Ferguson successes at this year’s event

MF 6100 & 8100 SERIES • Jonathan Whitlam spotlights the development and introduction of the Massey Ferguson 6100 Series

CLUBBING TOGETHER • John Selley presents another story from in and around the ever-enthusiastic Ferguson Club

Classic Massey & Ferguson Enthusiast

POWER PLAY! • Ferguson conversions come in many shapes and sizes, but John Jones’ 1953 TE-D 20 is certainly a real head-turner, as Bob Weir discovers

MASSEY FERGUSON 35 RESTORATION • Ben Phillips continues the project with more work on the engine, then by re-assembling the clutch

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WINTER EVENTS • November-January

OUT & ABOUT • With winter just around the corner, Peter Love casts his mind back to some of the warm and sunny highlights from this year’s summer events season

SALES CORNER • Peter Love reports with details of the Ferguson and Massey Ferguson movers and shakers changing hands in the past month or two

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