John,

I didn't come across any build cards for Heritage tractors while I was at the museum, but I also didn't get past 1969 for the stuff I was working on. But the ones that were Cockshutts had generally been rubber stamped with the word Cockshutt (see example below.) I did come across some that weren't stamped on the individual build card, but on the summary sheet for the model, it would be marked as a Cockshutt.

I first learned about the summary sheets from Dean Barker when he was researching the 1655. I saw the copy he had, and I don't recall the Heritage tractors being separated out on them. I would think there would be something, be it handwritten or a rubber stamp, on the individual build card to show it was a Heritage tractor, but it would only be a guess at this time. It should show up in the A code on the build card. A was the style of the tractor. I haven't gotten the A codes figured out as well as some of the others, but Dean was able to determine that his 1655 FWA had an original A code for a Cockshutt 1655 2wd with long pinion shaft, and then was pulled back into the factory and had the front axle changed and repainted green to become an Oliver 1655 FWA. Usually when a tractor got pulled back in to get changed like this, it would get a second build card stapled to the original showing the changes. But it explains why there is red paint showing under Dean's green paint.

So Bill, have you gotten the build card for that tractor yet? Also I've got an 'Atta Boy' for anybody that can figure out the model of tractor on this build card.