Farmall 100 Years

Auteur

Randy Leffingwell wrote his first book, American Muscle, while still on staff at the Los Angeles Times. The book examined Times’ publisher Otis Chandler’s growing collection of muscle cars. American Muscle published in September 1990, jump-started a love of book creation that ultimately led Leffingwell to leave the Times in 1995. By then, he and Motorbooks had published Po**rsche Legends, and six other books.
 
Since 1990, Leffingwell has authored more than 60 titles, most of them automotive-oriented. Over 30-plus years, these include a dozen Porsche titles ranging from general overviews—Porsche 75 Years: Expect the Unexpected, and The Complete Book of Porsche 911—to deeper explorations in Porsche Turbo and Porsche 911: 50 Years. During this time, he has regularly traveled to Germany to continue his research regarding Porsche’s history. To date, Leffingwell has interviewed more than 200 Porsche engineers, stylists, model makers, racers, and managers.
 
While he has tackled other subjects including John Deere tractors, Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and West Coast lighthouses, Leffingwell admits he is almost addicted to the Porsche story. In addition to his book work, he is historical editor for 000 magazine and Porsche**Panorama. And for the past decade he has been researching and writing an encyclopedic history of Porsche’s motorsports endeavors.
 
Leffingwell lives near Santa Barbara, California.

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Santa Barbara, CA

Résumé
Farmall 100 Years is a beautifully illustrated and expertly written history of this iconic tractor brand, from Farmall's classic early-generation models, including the Letter Series, to the postwar models through 1973.

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Contents
Acknowledgments
CHAPTER ONE 9 1870-1919 Preparing for the Future
CHAPTER TWO 29 1920-1929 From Doubts to Success
CHAPTER THREE 47 1930-1935 Becoming a Big Family
CHAPTER FOUR 65 1935-1941 Problems (and Successes) Continue
CHAPTER FIVE 85 1941-1944 Innovation and Production Surge
CHAPER SIX 101 1945-1954 Changing Focus, Blurring Vision
CHAPTER SEVEN 119 1955-1965 Engineering Renaissance
CHAPTER EIGHT 139 1965-1975 Sales and Marketing Reassert Influence
CHAPTER NINE 161 1976-1999 A Stumbling Giant Is Rescued
CHAPTER TEN 183 2000 and Beyond The Return of the Farmall
206 Index