[Farmall] Tractor in "Racing Stripes"

[Larry L Hardesty]

Steve,  Well, our wives must have some confidence in us (missplaced as it 
might be) since my wife also leaned over in the movie and  asked "Is it a 
Farmall?" (well, not all red tractors are Farmalls).  I don't think it is 
a Massey-Harris.  My tractor books are still packed away from my recent 
move so I cannot consult them.  I think it is some type of orphaned 
tractor from the early 1950s or late 1940s...Farmcrest comes to mind, but 
I did a Google search and found a picture of the Farmcrest, which I think 
is essentially a Cockshutt sold by Gambles.  The tractor is not a 
Farmcrest.  It looks a little like a Farmaster but it is not.  It sure 
looks familiar.  I am pretty sure it is one of those tractors made soon 
after WWII from generally off the shelf components (truck transmissions, 
etc.).  Not a bad looking tractor, and probably a story on how it got to 
South Africa 

Perhaps someone else will come up with the answer soon.

Thanks

Larry





 





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Larry:

I've been wondering the same thing.  It kind of reminded me
of a Massey-Harris Mustang, or is that a M-H Model 44, or
are they the same thing...  or maybe it was something else
entirely.  Not at all sure.  My wife leaned over and asked
me what it was during the movie, but I had some trouble
picking up identifying cues.  The sheetmetal side panels
partially covering the engine seemed like they should be a
dead giveaway.

Steve O.


From: Larry L Hardesty <hardestyll at unk.edu>

> Anybody see the movie "Racing Stripes" and know the brand
> of the tractor  in the movie?  The move is a semi-cute
> kids movie (took my wife's 9  year-old grand niece to it).
>  While supposedly set in Kentucky, it was  filmed in South
> Africa (definitely some non-Kentucky accents come through 
> occasionally).   The tractor looks like an early 1950s
> something...maybe  Farmcrest or some other orphan that I
> do not recognize.  I looked on the  web a bit and did not
> find a discussion of it (and certainly nothing at  the
> movie's site).
> 
> Just curious.
> 
> 
> Larry Hardesty
> Kearney, Nebraska 68849-2240
> 308-865-8535
> 308-865-8722 fax
> hardestyll at unk.edu
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