The Duesenberg of tractors! About 15 years ago, I was part of an old car tour to a hobby farm near Lapeer, Michigan to view a collection. A friend of mine restores antique trailers, and is a member of The Tin Can Tourists trailer club. Another member invited him and some of his friends to attend a barbeque at her place and view the collection that she and her husband had amassed. Their farm had originally been a goat farm, and had a couple of long, low barns on it. The husband had filled these barns with various makes of orchard and grove tractors. These are the ones with enclosed hoods and flowing fenders, so nothing will snag limbs or vines. The property also had a huge two-storey red barn. The lower level was filled mostly with M M tractors, including a UDLX. I had seen pictures of these tractors, but never expected to see a real one! He also had the lesser model, without the enclosed cab, plus other models of M M. He also had a Hudson "Big Boy" 3/4 ton pickup, a 1937 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup, and a 1946 Nash tow truck. In that era, Nash did not build trucks, except tow trucks, which were only sold to Nash car dealerships. Nash did not want broken down Nash cars cars towed in for repair by a competitor's tow truck. There was much, much more stuff to see there than just the tractors. It was hard to see it all in one afternoon. They owned the Delahaye that Cruella Deville drove in "101 Dalmations" movie. Sadly, this couple divorced, and the collection was split up. I believe the UDLX fetched $300,000 at auction.
