[AT] Tractor Restoration On Front Page Of Wall Street Journal

[Edward Tabor]

I was about to mention the article, but you beat me to the punch :-)

Ed

Chuck Bealke wrote:

>Folks,
>
>As the New York Times did several years ago, the Wall Street Journal
>has finally acknowledged the world of tractor restoration. But this time we got
>front page coverage. In the Jan 3, 2007 edition of the WSJ, there is a nice article 
>about Mr. Kristin Gall, a farmer from Ethel, Mo., who searched out and restored 
>his grandfather's Farmall 1206. It even has before and after photos of the 
>restoration and mentions a separate JD tractor resurrection and the Red Power
>Roundup. In case you subscribe to the WSJ online, it can be found at
>
>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116779347247365603.html?mod=hps_us_pageone
> 
>There is also a '57 picture of three Gall gents astride their new Farmall 450, and
>the photo looked familiar. Perhaps I have seen it in a old Red Power or Antique 
>Tractor issue.
>
>Now that Wall Street is on to us, it seems time to get the USPO to do a Classic 
>American Tractors sheet of stamps. They recently did a nice one on US motorcycles, 
>and they only have half the wheels and history. Do any of you know where to get such
>a campaign started?
>
>Chuck Bealke
>www.plowsong.com 
>
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