PULLING POWER
Those of you reading this who are old enough to remember 1977 will appreciate just how long ago it truly was. Some momentous events took place that year, including the Queen’s Silver Jubilee celebrations, the release of the first Star Wars film, Concord’s first commercial flight and the death of Elvis Presley.
It was a significant time for Ford tractors, too. The company had just launched the important 700 Series; a range of tractors that was to prove significant not only because of their physical presence and stylish looks, but also because it brought with it the arrival of the first, Ford-produced four-wheel-drive models.
“It’s almost impossible to believe that such a modern-looking tractor was toiling in UK fields nearly 45 years ago”
Seeing the photographs of Edwin Palmer’s very original, 1978 9700 4WD model included here, it’s almost impossible to believe that such a modern-looking tractor was toiling in UK fields nearly 45 years ago. That’s getting on for half a century; my, how time flies!
Big and brawny
The 700 Series was the bigger, brawnier replacement for the 600 Series, and launched Ford into a new and successful era in which tractors became more powerful,
