• Slight builds and sharp features.
• Their initials were - H.F.
• Both were christened Henry
• Both scripted their names as their logos
• Their fathers were farmers
• Mothers were called Mary
• Shared an Irish heritage
• Self taught engineers
• They both wanted to take the drudgery out of farming worldwide
• Both drove racing cars to show off their technology
• Ford & Ferguson developed early aircraft
• Staunchly independent men who found delegation difficult
• Ford believed there was no need to improve on his Model T
• Ferguson would have continued with the TE20 to this day
• Ferguson believed only one man who could build tractors worthy of his system - Ford
• Ford only ever his name on his product with one other – Ferguson
• They were willing to participate in the infamous ‘Hand-Shake-Deal’
