An unseen fox-hole tipped this Ford 8240 and Spearhead hedge-trimmer into the ditch. With all its weight resting on the trimmer arm, the tractor held steady until, as part of the rescue effort, the ...

Henry Ford's mechanical interests went much further than automobiles. Ford also built America's foundational airliner, the Ford Trimotor, and kick-started the production of modern tractors, too. In ...