There are a number of people who had a major influence in the automotive industry that also had a connection to agriculture: Ferruccio Lamborghini, Henry Ford, Harry Ferguson and Sir David Brown. All four manufactured tractors as well as cars or other automotive equipment and like Lamborghini, Sir David Brown is well known for luxury sports cars - his with the DB … [Read more...]
Ferguson 4 Wheel Drive System
The Ferguson 4WD system known as the Ferguson Formula was developed by Harry Ferguson Research Ltd that was formed by Harry Ferguson, an Irish engineer. Ferguson originally developed tractors with David Brown as the Ferguson-Brown company. The uniqueness was the hitch at the back to connect multiple types of equipment. David Brown went on to be the owner of Aston Martin when … [Read more...]