The Ferguson 35 ( FE35 )which represented "Ferguson,England" was built at Coventry, England from 22 August 1956 serial no 1001 to 2 December 1957 serial No 74655.The tractors were painted grey and gold.The name on the bonnet was " ferguson " and the manufacturers plate with the serial no listed it as "FE35". Fron serial No 746556, the tractors were painted red and grey, and carried " Massey Ferguson" decals on the bonnet. However they were the same model of tractor and the manufacturers plate , rivited to the dash, still listed the tractor as a Massey ferguson" FE35" along with its serial No. Even after the Perkins 3 cylinder engine was installed , and i believe up till the 135 came into production, the MF35 was always listed on the manufacturers plate as a Massey ferguson "FE35". Similarly , in the UK, the Massey Ferguson 65 was always listed on the manufacturers plate as being a "765", whish went back to Massey Harris days when british tractors and impliments carried a "7" prefix , i.e. 744, 745 tractors, Hamish
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