| Summary: | This comprehensive history of Oliver tractors combines a detailed text written by Oliver's long-time chief engineer with 150 beautiful color photos of the finest restored examples of Oliver tractors still in existence.Co-author T. Herbert Morrell, an Oliver engineer from 1944 to 1970 and chief engineer from 1951, covers the history of a company that made significant contributions to the development of farm tractors in this century. His text is the most accurate and enlightening of any Oliver history. Oliver tractors and farm machinery evolved from the Hart-Parr tractors, which were first produced in 1901 by a pair of college students. Olivers have always enjoyed widespread popularity because of their advanced technology and design changes that responded to farmers' changing needs.
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