A resurrection
During a pleasant day in the company of Graham Cook and his stepfather, Ron Tibbs, we sat around discussing their collection of tractors and the various advantages of each model and the problems encountered in respect of acquisition, repair, and restoration.
Amongst them was one machine that was out of context with the agricultural offerings from Ferguson, IH, MF, Fordson and assorted Case and McCormick prairie tractors – a David Brown Air Ministry, 301C VIG/1A AM2 light towing tractor, undergoing restoration.
That visit was eight years prior and aware of my earlier interest in the tractor, Graham recently asked me if I would like to see the finished ‘restoration’ or more appropriately ‘repair’ that had taken almost 10 years.
Whilst it endured a hard Ministry of Defence service life and certain repairs would be inevitable, one event during December 2012 almost put paid to it for good.
WHERE TO BEGIN?
In the intervening years Ron sadly died, but his legacy lives on. A man of varied interests, he placed aviation and militaria high on his list alongside agricultural machinery. Consequently, he and wife Janet were frequent visitors to air shows, and this took them to the ‘Royal
