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Led by the Michigan State Police from the St. Ignace Post, the antique tractors reached the Mackinac Bridge toll plaza about 1 p.m. Friday, September 12. Gary Pollock (waving) of Howell, a retired crash test engineer with General Motors, drove the first tractor across the bridge, a red 1940 Farmall H. He was followed by former Mackinac Bridge ironworker Ed Socolovitch of Cheboygan, who served as Grand Marshal of the parade. He drove a rare 1951 Farmall MD prototype tractor. Only four of the machines were ever made.
Led by the Michigan State Police from the St. Ignace Post, the antique tractors reached the Mackinac Bridge toll plaza about 1 p.m. Friday, September 12. Gary Pollock (waving) of Howell, a retired crash test engineer with General Motors, drove the first tractor across the bridge, a red 1940 Farmall H. He was followed by former Mackinac Bridge ironworker Ed Socolovitch of Cheboygan, who served as Grand Marshal of the parade. He drove a rare 1951 Farmall MD prototype tractor. Only four of the machines were ever made.
