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Fieldside Classics Archive
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Fieldside Classics & Recycling: 1964 and 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 (Plus Surprise Bonus) – Unraveling, And Finding, A Few Mysteries
Posted on December 9, 2021 | 30 CommentsIt was about three or so years ago when coworker Rand retired and that was the last time I had talked to him. In a conversation the other day, Rand’s […] -
Ag History: 2009-11 New Holland Boomer 8N – Forward Into The Past
Posted on August 23, 2021 | 68 Comments(first posted 8/23/2015) We’ve spilled a lot of pixels on these pages reviewing retro styled cars such as the Thunderbird, Fiat 500 and Beetle, among others, but did you know the trend […] -
Fieldside Classic: 1941 Oliver Standard 70 – Silky Smooth Six With A 1500 RPM Redline
Posted on July 15, 2021 | 42 Comments(first posted 7/15/2015) I’ve been infatuated with old Oliver tractors since my childhood days driving tractors, especially the 70 (and later 77). Why? In addition to wearing their late-30s Streamline […] -
Fieldside Classics: 1976 Case 1570 “Spirit of ’76” Tractor
Posted on July 4, 2021 | 37 Comments(first posted 7/4/2015) Happy Independence Day, America! 1976 was a big year for America, and numerous companies got into the spirit of things with Bicentennial-themed products. We’ve covered several of […] -
Fieldside Classic: The Mystery Car In The Mountains
Posted on April 14, 2021 | 19 CommentsOn a recent trip to the mountains a friend pointed me in the direction of this abandoned shell of an old car. There cannot be too many if any salvageable […] -
Ag History: Ford N Series Tractors And The Handshake That Changed Farming Forever
Posted on February 21, 2021 | 107 Comments(first posted 2/21/2015) Two men, both of Irish descent, both christened Henry at birth and both raised by a mother named Mary. Each fathered a single child. Raised in rural, […] -
Fieldside Outtake: International KB-6 – Don’t You Want Me, Baby?
Posted on July 28, 2019 | 13 CommentsHow can one possibly resist the allure of this gorgeous truck? I laid eyes on it a few weeks ago, or, better yet, it laid eyes on me and just […] -
Fieldside Classic: 2011 Valtra T202 Direct TwinTrac – You Can Have It Both Ways
Posted on April 8, 2019 | 11 CommentsValtra is a manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery with production facilities in Finland and Brazil. In 2004, Valtra became a fully owned subsidiary of the globally operating AGCO company. […] -
TOAL: 1973 Massey-Ferguson 135 – Nearly Perfect
Posted on January 26, 2019 | 8 CommentsDad had a yearning for another tractor. A co-worker of mine had a Massey-Ferguson 135 Diesel that his father had bought nearly new in the 1970’s, and after decades of […] -
Tractor of a Lifetime: 1956 Ferguson TE20 – Little Grey Fergie
Posted on January 12, 2019 | 21 CommentsGrowing up and living out in the countryside almost my whole life, there has always been a tractor in my life. I grew up with this little Grey Fergie, and […] -
Fieldside Classic: Fendt Farmer 270 V Compact Tractor – Stationary Engine For The Time Being
Posted on December 23, 2017 | 14 CommentsCompact tractors are mostly used by fruit growers and horticulturists. This Fendt Farmer 270 V drives a pump, creating a temporary waterfall. The combination drains water from the orchard in […] -
Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness
Posted on September 21, 2017 | 47 Comments(first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […] -
CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Classic Farm Tractors
Posted on August 21, 2017 | 15 CommentsMany classic farm tractors were also present at the Oogstdagen-event I visited recently. Here’s an impression, starting with a David Brown 770 Selectamatic from the UK. This model, with a […] -
Name that Car-cass and bonus Ghost Town
Posted on July 18, 2017 | 20 CommentsI came across this picked over and crushed remainder of a car when we recently went on a family hike to the ghost town of Lille, Alberta. I believe I […] -
Tractor Show Classics: 2016 Ewijk Festijn – Special Guest: John Deere
Posted on June 19, 2016 | 19 CommentsMany classic John Deere tractors showed up at the recently held Ewijk Festijn (a classic vehicle show and fair), neatly lined up alongside the road. But there was more to […]
![Fieldside Classics & Recycling: 1964 and 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 (Plus Surprise Bonus) – Unraveling, And Finding, A Few Mysteries It was about three or so years ago when coworker Rand retired and that was the last time I had talked to him. In a conversation the other day, Rand’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_0235.jpeg)
![Ag History: 2009-11 New Holland Boomer 8N – Forward Into The Past (first posted 8/23/2015) We’ve spilled a lot of pixels on these pages reviewing retro styled cars such as the Thunderbird, Fiat 500 and Beetle, among others, but did you know the trend […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/boomer8nside.jpg)
![Fieldside Classic: 1941 Oliver Standard 70 – Silky Smooth Six With A 1500 RPM Redline (first posted 7/15/2015) I’ve been infatuated with old Oliver tractors since my childhood days driving tractors, especially the 70 (and later 77). Why? In addition to wearing their late-30s Streamline […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Oliver-70.jpg)
![Fieldside Classics: 1976 Case 1570 “Spirit of ’76” Tractor (first posted 7/4/2015) Happy Independence Day, America! 1976 was a big year for America, and numerous companies got into the spirit of things with Bicentennial-themed products. We’ve covered several of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/case76.jpg)
![Fieldside Classic: The Mystery Car In The Mountains On a recent trip to the mountains a friend pointed me in the direction of this abandoned shell of an old car. There cannot be too many if any salvageable […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/51111716781_aefa4f40fa_c.jpg)
![Ag History: Ford N Series Tractors And The Handshake That Changed Farming Forever (first posted 2/21/2015) Two men, both of Irish descent, both christened Henry at birth and both raised by a mother named Mary. Each fathered a single child. Raised in rural, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/whenharrymethenry.jpg)
![Fieldside Outtake: International KB-6 – Don’t You Want Me, Baby? How can one possibly resist the allure of this gorgeous truck? I laid eyes on it a few weeks ago, or, better yet, it laid eyes on me and just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IMG_4155.jpg)
![Fieldside Classic: 2011 Valtra T202 Direct TwinTrac – You Can Have It Both Ways Valtra is a manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery with production facilities in Finland and Brazil. In 2004, Valtra became a fully owned subsidiary of the globally operating AGCO company. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IMG_7791.jpg)
![TOAL: 1973 Massey-Ferguson 135 – Nearly Perfect Dad had a yearning for another tractor. A co-worker of mine had a Massey-Ferguson 135 Diesel that his father had bought nearly new in the 1970’s, and after decades of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/January-11-2010-242.jpg)
![Tractor of a Lifetime: 1956 Ferguson TE20 – Little Grey Fergie Growing up and living out in the countryside almost my whole life, there has always been a tractor in my life. I grew up with this little Grey Fergie, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/56ferguson-1.jpg)
![Fieldside Classic: Fendt Farmer 270 V Compact Tractor – Stationary Engine For The Time Being Compact tractors are mostly used by fruit growers and horticulturists. This Fendt Farmer 270 V drives a pump, creating a temporary waterfall. The combination drains water from the orchard in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/IMG_5234.jpg)
![Storage Yard Classic: More Dual Oldsmobile Toronado Dual Axle Madness (first posted 8/18/2013. I’m re-running it as a preview of a rather unusual dual-rear-axle FWD car home-made conversion I found the other day, but rather different from the Toronado). The […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Oldsmobile-Toronado-Custom-rear-wheels.jpg)
![CC Global: 2017 Oogstdagen (Harvest Days) – Classic Farm Tractors Many classic farm tractors were also present at the Oogstdagen-event I visited recently. Here’s an impression, starting with a David Brown 770 Selectamatic from the UK. This model, with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_4409.jpg)
![Name that Car-cass and bonus Ghost Town I came across this picked over and crushed remainder of a car when we recently went on a family hike to the ghost town of Lille, Alberta. I believe I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/34602258806_cda05d4320_b.jpg)
![Tractor Show Classics: 2016 Ewijk Festijn – Special Guest: John Deere Many classic John Deere tractors showed up at the recently held Ewijk Festijn (a classic vehicle show and fair), neatly lined up alongside the road. But there was more to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/IMG_1658.jpg)


