So it isn't a picket fence but we put little Adam to work repainting our 1926 Fordson tractor. If I could, I would rig a counter that would track how many folks sit on that old tractor. Outside of the state fair I bet there aren't many tractors that have that many people crawling on it.
The paint scheme for the tractor is kind of interesting. I'm not sure why they picked the colors they did but the American Fordsons came out in battleship grey with red wheels and black on the seat, radiator and manifold. Now this seems pretty simple but you have to remember this is a tractor made by Henry Ford who had tremendous success with his Model T car. For his car he said that you could get it in any color you wanted as long as you liked black. So for Henry's tractor to display such a mixed color combination is a bit surprising. Personally, I like the colors that he picked for the Irish Fordson tractor. In 1928 Ford started production of his tractor in Cork, Ireland and the colors for that machine were dark blue with orange for the accent. Very flashy and you know how farmers like the bling!
