The Nuffield Tractor Story Volume 2: Nuffield And Leyland, 1963-1982

For anyone interested in English tractors or agriculture, learning about the Nuffield Tractor from this authoritative and illustrated history will be educational and inspiring. Author Tony Clare shows the final development of the Nuffield mid-range tractors, the 4-65 and the 3-45, and their further evolution into the first of the re-badged Leyland Tractors, the 384 and the 344 models. With detailed research and fine photographs, many previously unpublished, this book covers the roller-coaster background story that was to unfold around this crucial part of the British tractor industry. The book deals with the later difficulties of the British Motor Corporation and the government-initiated merger with Leyland Vehicles to form the British Leyland group. Further development of the tractor range was to continue with the introduction of the "98" series engines, the introduction of safety cabs, and the development of the "Synchro" gearbox. Additional technical changes took place with the intr