Another historic classic Farmall video showcasing how our reliable red tractors were made over 60 years ago. World War II engaged McCormick's imagination. Through the diversity of wartime products IHC manufactured, McCormick came to believe his corporation no longer needed to be strictly a farm equipment and truck maker. With nearly 100,000 workers in 17 plants, sales increased more than $100 million each year (about $1.3 billion today) during the war. McCormick had money to expand product lines

Why is this Farmall tractor painted silver? **CLICK THIS LINK** https://youtu.be/JItUqFiA8a8 to watch complete video on the Classic Tractor Fever YouTube Channel! This tractor is the 100,000th tractor built at the Farmall Plant in Rock Island, Illinois. Cyrus McCormick drove this tractor off the assembly line on April 12, 1930. The tractor was painted silver to mark the occasion. This tractor was never meant to leave the factory, but somehow it ended up in a fence row about 20 miles from the Qua