Oxford Diecast 76TRAC001

Fordson Tractor Blue - 1:76 Scale

Manufacturer catalogue image - please note that pre-release images may be CAD renders or CGI images rather than photographs

Prototype Eras
Era 3 (1923 to 1947) The Big Four (LNER, LMS, GWR and SR)
Era 4 (1948 to 1956) British Railways Early Crest
Era 5 (1956 to 1966) British Railways Late Crest
Era 6 (1967 to 1972) British Rail Blue (Pre-TOPS)
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)

Manufacturer description

Fordson was the brand name of a range of tractors manufactured by Henry Ford, the multi-talented American motor tycoon. Apart from being a successful businessman, Henry Ford was also an inventor and his first Fordson tractor was put into mass production in 1917. By 1925, he had made over half a million of them, used not only in the USA and Canada but in Britain as well. As a result of the US recession of the 1920s and 1930s, Ford moved production to the Irish Republic in 1929 before moving again to Dagenham in the UK, which was to become the home of the Ford Motor Company for decades afterwards. The Fordson marque was subsequently replaced by the Ford name but UK Ford tractors continued in manufacture until the company was sold off to Fiat in 1991.

Catalogue listing

Oxford Diecast Fordson Tractor Blue – 1:76 Scale is a model kit produced by Oxford Diecast. The product carries the manufacturer part number 76TRAC001 and depicts a Fordson tractor in a blue livery.

The model represents the early British Railways crest era and is rendered at a 1:76 scale, suitable for display in a collection of railway or agricultural miniature scenes. It is made from diecast metal and painted to reflect the historical colour scheme of the original tractor.

Fordson was the brand used for a range of tractors originally designed by Henry Ford. The first Fordson tractor entered mass production in 1917 and by 1925 over half a million units had been built, serving markets in the United States, Canada and Britain. Production moved to the Irish Republic in 1929 during the post‑war recession and later to Dagenham in the United Kingdom, where Ford continued manufacturing tractors until the business was sold to Fiat in 1991.