David Brown

From Harry Ferguson's revolutionary little grey Fergie to the half-million Massey Ferguson 135s that worked farms across three continents, Britain built some of the most important tractors in the world. A guide to the classic and vintage British tractors worth knowing, why they changed farming, and why the survivors are now collected, shown, and restored.

David Brown built well-engineered classic tractors at Meltham in Yorkshire from the 1936 Ferguson-Brown to the Selectamatic range, and the same company owned Aston Martin, giving the DB in DB5 its initials. The history, the Cropmaster, Implematic and Selectamatic models, the Aston Martin connection, what to look for when buying, and values.