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Ray Smith

02-09-2000 19:37:18




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What does the N stand for in the 9,2 & 8N series ford tractors?




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Kim Hartshorn

02-11-2000 04:27:23




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 Re: The N question in reply to Ray Smith, 02-09-2000 19:37:18  
One thing Henry Ford wasnt very good at was naming things. Remember his son was named Edsel. The 9N is older than the 2N yet the 2N is older than the 8N ....then he went to the NAA but not before he called it the Jubilee...and then pretty much just decides he wants to call pretty much the same tractor the 600. And that was just the simple stuff before they got into 4 digits :-)

Dont forget...the Model A is newer than the Model T.

Mostly I think the guy was a nut...and I grew up in Dearborn Michigan!

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jon

02-10-2000 14:52:15




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 Re: The N question in reply to Ray Smith, 02-09-2000 19:37:18  
Someone here posted one time that it was Henry's 14th try at building the tractor he wanted. Supposedly he started with "A" & went through the alphabet till he built the one he wanted to mass produce....the "N"....the 14th letter....
I wouldn't bet my life on it, but it does make a good story don't it? Heck, I'll believe anything until someone prove's otherwise.....your mileage may vary!



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Sam (Mo.)

02-10-2000 07:25:32




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 Re: The N question in reply to Ray Smith, 02-09-2000 19:37:18  
Henry Ford liked letters for his products. His early pre-1910 cars were Models A, B, C, etc. By introducing the assembly line, he put the country on wheels with the Model T through the 1920's - and the "T's" replacement in 1928 was called the "A" again. Model A trucks, other than pickups, were called the "AA".

Among all these Ford letter designations, "N" meant tractor.



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Gaspump

02-09-2000 19:56:33




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 Re: The N question in reply to Ray Smith, 02-09-2000 19:37:18  
Also as in the NAA. It means tractor, just Ford Motor's way of product identification.



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Jim(Ky)

02-10-2000 07:57:22




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 Re: Re: The N question in reply to Gaspump, 02-09-2000 19:56:33  
The N means, NO body touch my tractor.



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