Pocket Guide to Britains Farm Model & Toy Tractors 1998-2008 - Hardcover

Pullen, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845842227 ISBN 13: 9781845842222

Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

 Britain's has a long, distinctive history producing farm model tractors for collectors, young and old, around the world. This book is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated guide for collectors of the model and toy tractors produced by Britain's in the ten years since it transferred all production to China.  The book describes all the model tractors released in North America and Europe since 1998. As well as general releases it includes details and photographs of prototype and rare models. This is complemented by a catalogue describing the main features, differences, issue dates and codes of each model produced. Each is illustrated with six color photographs showing the model from different angles and the issue packaging.

About this title

About the Author

David Pullen was brought up on a large mixed farm in East Anglia where he spent every opportunity working. On leaving school he went on to study agricultural engineering before embarking on a career that has seen him undertake teaching and research posts in the UK and overseas.  Collecting farm models, particularly those produced by Britains, has been a lifelong passion. David has written many articles about farm model collecting for some of the leading model and agricultural magazines.  He also wrote A pocket guide to Britains model tractors 1948–1998.

Review

"A comprehensive guide, written by a well-known collector, to all the Britains baler and combines ... this will be invaluable to all farm model collectors." – Classic Tractor


"Each model is given two pages of detailed coverage, including half a dozen colour pictures. An amazingly detailed coverage, all that any tractor collector, or Britains collector, could wish for. Highly recommended." – Model Auto Review

Edition details

• Publisher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845842227
• ISBN 13: 9781845842222
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 496