Yes. That is a 1959 Ford Elenco 4WD! Collectible in the Ford tractor world. The front axles and drive were created by Elwood Engineering Corp. they bought up the surplused Dodge Power Wagon 4Wd axles, and tied those in through an external driveshaft and transmission inspection cover. Ford eventually liked these and started to produce them in-house but most were add-ons by Elenco. 4WD’s were new and somewhat available to broader markets, but give credit to Elenco for design building these beasts.
This was done a few years ago - and I sold it on EBay to a couple gentlemen from outside Dallas who road tripped up here, took a right turn in Iowa to pick up another tractor for me. Why not? This Elenco was an all out nut and bolt resto from a tractor that was in rough rough shape. They are difficult to find, limited, look awesome and work well. Over-engineered these units were worked hard which may have affected their numbers. In the Ford tractor world the other Holy Grail would be a 1939 aluminum hood 9N. Regarding the Elenco the turning radius was too wide for my use.
