Following his personal inclination, Giovannino Guareschi purchased a farm near Parma, in his hometown, some time ago. He was so pleased with it that he later bought more, and now, in an effort to improve the equipment on his newly established farm, he has purchased several Allgaier tractors On the following pages, you’ll find an adaptation of a publication that the German manufacturer Allgaier, through its dealership in Parma, dedicated to one of its most famous clients — Giovannino Guareschi, the writer who created the unforgettable characters Peppone and Don…
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Om tractors: from hothead engines to diesel engines
When people talk about Om tractors, they almost always refer to the machines powered by diesel engines. However, the brand’s debut in the tractor world actually dates back to the 1930s, initially featuring hot-bulb engines, which were only replaced by diesel engines in the 1940s OM, short for Officine Meccaniche Grondona, entered the industrial world in 1847 as a manufacturer of railway carriages. In 1899, it was acquired by the Milan-based company Miani and Silvestri, leading to the creation of the Società Anonima Officine Meccaniche Miani Silvestri Comi Grondona &…
Read MoreFiat 605 C, over 25 thousand cars in 15 years
There are tractors that have entered history and others that have written it. Among these, the Fiat 605 C, a medium-class tracked tractor which remained on the market for 15 years and produced in over 25 thousand units, a true world record for a tracked tractor Fiat presented the new “Nastro d’Oro” series in 1968, so called to celebrate 50 years since the launch of the first tractor, the “702” model. It was made up of four wheeled tractors and as many tracked tractors, all “dressed” by Sergio Pininfarina, a…
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