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A photographic print of Industry, Agriculture, Machinery - Tractors

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A photographic print from the Daily Herald Archive folder: Industry » Agriculture » Machinery - Tractors.

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  • Title: A photographic print of Industry, Agriculture, Machinery - Tractors
  • Date Created: 1965-12-01
  • Transcript:
    NOT TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE WEDNESDAY 1ST DECEMBER 1965. THE NEW MINI TRACTOR FROM BMC. ERF NOVEMBER 1965. THE BRITISH MOTOR CORPORATION WHICH INTRODUCED THE MILLION-SELLING MINI SALOON CARS, REVEAL TO-DAY (WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 1ST) ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY ENGINEERING "FIRST" - A NEW FROM-THE-GROUND-UP MINI TRACTOR. THE MINI TRACTOR, A COMPLETELY NEW CONCEPT IN TRACTOR DESIGN - THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS IS A SMALL (8FT 2 INS OVERALL LENGTH) MANOEVRABLE, ECONOMICAL AND VERSATILE MACHINE POWERED BY A FOUR-CYLINDER, WATER-COOLED 948cc DIESEL ENGINE - THE SMALLEST VOLUME - PRODUCED DIESEL UNIT MADE IN BRITAIN. SMALL IN EVERTHING APART FROM ITS CAPACITY FOR WORK, THE MINI TRACTOR HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS BY A SPECIALIST ENGINEERING DESIGN AND TEST TEAM. ITS SIZE (3FT 8 HIGH AND 8FT 2 LONG) AND WEIGHT (1,950Lbs) BELIE ITS ABILITY TO COPE EFFICIENTLY WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL TASKS. PHOTO SHOWS: THE NEW BMC MINI TRACTOR - THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS - IN ACTION. IT STANDS 3FT 8 INS HIGH, AND IS 8FT 2INS LONG). H11704 INDUSTRY - AGRICULTURE - MACHINERY - TRACTORS
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  • Rights: © Hulton Archive/Getty Images
  • Maker: Central Press Photos Ltd
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