In 1970 there was a well-established network of tractor dealers and agents throughout Scotland. Some of them had been trading in tractors since the early 1920s when they were sold alongside cars. For others, this was more recent, with the increased move in the adoption and use of tractors, especially after the Second World War.
How many of these names do you recognise? And did you notice the makers too?
Agra Motor & Agricultural Engineers, Quayside, Banff
B. M. C. (Scotland) Ltd, Bathgate, West Lothian
Barclay, Ross & Hutchison Ltd, (main distributors David Brown), 67 Green, Aberdeen. Also at 32 Ashgrove Road, Aberdeen, High Street, Montrose and Schoolhill, Turriff, and West End Garage, Huntly
A. & J. Bowen & Co. Ltd, Harvester House, Markinch, Fife
Harry K. Brown (Motors) Ltd, Raith Motor Works, Nicol Street, Kirkcaldy. Branches: Cupar; Halbeath Road, Dunfermline
Caterpillar Tractor Co. Ltd, Tannochside, Uddingston
Commercial Garage, Cornfield Road, Turriff
Thomas Corrie (Tractors) Ltd, Nithsdale Mills, Dumfries
Cumming & Dempster, Dee Street, Banchory
John Davidson & Sons (Engineers) Ltd, 51-53 High Street, Turriff
James Duncan (Fordson and Ferguson), Methlick, Aberdeenshire
Elgin Central Engineers Ltd, Ford main dealers for Banff, Moray and Nairn, Moycroft, Elgin
Elgin Motors Ltd (Massey Ferguson dealers), South College Street, Elgin
Farm Mechanisation Co. Ltd, South Road, Cupar, Fife
George & Jobling (Glasgow) Ltd, Milton Mains Road, Dalmuir, Glasgow
Mark Goodson Ltd, 34-36 High Street, Jedburgh
James Gordon (Engineers) Ltd, Newmarket Street, Castle Douglas
D. Mcintosh & Sons (Diesel tractor repairs), Errol, Perthshire
Mackay’s Garage & Agricultural Co. Ltd, Central garage, Dingwall. Branches: County Garage, Thurso; County Garage, Dornoch
John M. Millar Ltd, (Main Fordson dealers for Stirlingshire), Callendar Road, Falkirk
Montrose Tractors (Agricultural) Ltd, Coronation Avenue, Montrose
Morayshire Tractors Ltd, Nairn Road, Forres
A. T. Mungall Ltd, Lochside Road, Forfar
P. S. Nicholson (Forres) Ltd, Bogton Place, Forres
Reekie Engineering Co. Ltd, Ferguson tractor distributors, Arbroath
Reid Agricultural (Ayr) (International Harvester), Heathfield Road, Ayr
Reid (Gleluce) Ltd, (International Harvester), Bridgemill, Glenluce, Wigtownshire
Neil Ross (Elgin) Ltd, Greyfriars Street, Glenluce
Stirling Tractors Ltd, St Ninians, Stirling
Alex Strang (Tractors) Ltd, Pipe Street, Portobello, Edinburgh
Taylors of Muir of Ord, Ross-shire
Victoria Garage (Maud) Ltd, Aberdeenshire
