Fordson Dealers, Chelmsford Essex 1961

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Fordson Dealers, Chelmsford Essex 1961

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Does anyone know whether there are any surviving lists of Fordson dealers? I'm trying to find a dealer in Chelmsford Essex in 1961. Thanks.

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Ernest Doe is only 10 miles from Chelmsford.

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Old Hywel wrote:
Wed May 12, 2021 10:29 pm
Ernest Doe is only 10 miles from Chelmsford.

Yes and still alive and kicking. Did make the famous triple doe fordson based tractors.

(accidently changed the post of Old Hywel)
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I believe Boreham house was owned by ford and used as a training centre for fordson dealers and mechanics. Not really a dealership i know, but a link with chelmsford and fordson!
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got a file on my computer, that i have downloaded from the internet a while ago. ( with fordson tractor dealers )

Looks like, there was a fordson tractor dealer in Chelmsford called : Donald Denoon (Motors) Ltd 1 Rainsford Road, Chelmsford, Essex ( no idea if this was the dealer in 1961 )

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Janus - You are a STAR - that's the firm I was looking for. Does anyone know anything else about them please. Les Waters

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Hi I'm trying to find a Donald denoon dealer plate, I've got a picture of one. I'm pretty sure my 1964 super major was supplied by them. The other dealers in that area were Does and Colchester tractors who were I think connected.

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Hi,

Does Purchased Colchester Tractors and Colchester Tillage however I believe at that time both Colchester Tillage and Tractors were running under there own steam.

Of course there was a lot of smaller dealers back in the 60s unlike nowadays where dealers like Ernest Doe Cover 5-6 Counties!

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