Friday, November 25, 2016

Spirit of 76 tractor... 1st time I've seen a stars and stripes tractor

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  1. That one's painted by its owner. In 1976, Case offered factory a stars and stripes paint jobs: http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/000/5/2/527-ji-case-1570-photos.html

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    1. It was painted by the Getz Hot Rod Shop, hence the link, but I know what you mean. I defined it as a spirit of 76 tractor by it's appearance, not it's model name, designation, etc. I had no effing idea any tractor maker actually would stars and stripes a tractor. That's pretty absurd. Interesting, but... would you buy one? Not me. Gimme green or red.

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    2. Case did some weird stuff back then. They also painted their demonstrator tractors black and referred to them as "Black Knights": https://www.fastline.com/v100/Case-970-BRUGGINKS-INC-OOSTBURG-WI-equipment-detail-3bd67b54-332a-402c-99fc-e8f633672443.aspx

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