Wow, I've seen "SOUTHERN BELLES" in better shape than those tractors, windows & doors missing from the cab, the one is a ROPS only so no doors/windows, almost bald tires,faded paint. Doesn't seem possible that there's been enough years since I saw those tractors leave the FARMALL Plant shiny brand new that they could be in that rough of shape!
In all the years Dad farmed, and all the tractors he had, there was only TWO that he didn't repaint. The JD R diesel, but he had plans to repaint it, he bought the decals for it, that also included JD B decals that I did repaint the week before I started college. And the '48 FARMALL M he bought to go permanently under the mounted picker. The tractor was under the picker about three hours after it was delivered. And I took the picker off and put the tractor back together over Thanksgiving break the week before it sold at auction. Every other tractor he had repainted, one, the '51 M four times!