Being in farm country, my dad’s scrapyard has a lot of vintage tractor parts. He used to have a barn filled with old 8N tractors. He called them his “retirement fund”. Old tractors still amaze me. They’re so utilitarian, but they do so much. Whenever I think of my dad, I always envision him on his blue ford tractor with his fishing hat on and his dusty white t-shirt maneuvering around the junkyard.
{image from http://www.kenttractors.com}
I found these Ford 3000 tractor letters still affixed to the front grate and made a belt buckle out of the D. My favorite part of this piece is the slight overspray of red paint that you can see in the right light. It’s so subtle you can’t see it from a distance, but close up it shimmers… as any good tractor part should.
::: Buy this belt buckle :::