Founded in Marktoberdorf, Allgäu, in October 2021. The official association of Fendt Classic fans worldwide to preserve and maintain the history of the Fendt brand.
With its long and exciting history, the Fendt brand has a unique ability to inspire customers and sales partners, as well as staff and the entire Fendt fan community. The Fendt Classic Club International was founded on the initiative of the Management Board of AGCO/Fendt on 27 October 2021.
The main task of the club is to make the extensive history of the company of over 90 years come to life and to bring together Fendt fans, collectors and enthusiasts for the brand from around the world. Lastly, historic, iconic and powerful tractor models will be preserved and appreciated.
Founding meeting and Executive Board
The FCCI Board (from left): Sepp Nuscheler (1st chairman), Walter Wagner, Bernhard Bartussek and Karl-Heinz Welz
First club meeting in the Fendt Forum in Marktoberdorf
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The founding meeting of the Fendt Classic Club International took place on 27 October 2021 at the Fendt Forum in Marktoberdorf, with around 60 participants. The following people were elected to the Executive Board of the Fendt Classic Club International:
First Chairman: Sepp Nuscheler, former Fendt Press Secretary
Vice-Chairman: Karl-Heinz Welz, former transmission factory manager in Marktoberdorf
Vice-Chairman: Walter Wagner, Vice President and Head of Development Fendt Tractors
Treasurer: Bernhard Bartussek, Head of Tax Department AGCO GmbH Marktoberdorf
My grandfather acquired his first Fendt in 1967. I learned how to drive a tractor on this Farmer 3S at the age of six. We pulled it out of the barn into our yard without a battery or any diesel in the tank. I wanted to quickly test whether the engine would turn over at all. When I heard it come to life again, I was nearly brought to tears. I’ll restore it when I get some time. After all, my son will also have to learn to drive a tractor soon.
Hans-Henrik Thiede, Lüneburger Heide, Member of the FCCI
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Focus areas and activities of the Fendt Classic Club International include:
Vice President and Chairman of the AGCO/Fendt Management Board Christoph Gröblinghoff
Building and bringing together an extensive Fendt archive with technical documents, photos, films, publications and drawings
Appealing presentation of the Fendt story
Collaborating with the existing regional Fendt clubs and owners of Fendt collections
Organising Fendt Classic events and attending Classic events representing the Fendt brand
Running the future Fendt museum in Marktoberdorf
Successful first members’ meeting with over one hundred attendees
Walter Wagner and Sepp Nuscheler from the FCCI Executive Board enjoy the lively participation of their members in the discussions and meetings
Fendt fans travelled from Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, South Tyrol and from throughout Germany to attend the first ordinary members’ meeting of the club. They were attracted by an appealing programme with top-class speakers, as well as the ideal opportunity to get to know each other in a sociable setting. At the start of the event the members were also invited on an exclusive tour of the plant, something that had become rare in the previous two years during the pandemic.
Even as a little boy I was fascinated with the Fendt brand. I collected photos and brochures from Fendt. The very best thing for me was when my parents went with me to a display on Sundays. In 1990, our business exchanged the 231 series for a 345 series, which I learned to drive on as a ten-year old and that still exists today with over 13,000 h on the clock.
Christian Strohhäcker, Remseck (Baden-Wuerttemberg), Member of the FCCI
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Would you like to become a member?
Your exclusive member benefits:
Fendt Classic Club Card
Exclusive information about the Fendt Classic Club
Member prices in the Fendt Shop
Fendt Classic Collection
Receiving current editions of the customer magazine Fendt Focus
We receive applications and messages from a variety of countries. The youngest member of the FCCI so far is six years old and comes from the Netherlands. There are other international members in Belgium, Luxembourg and the South Tyrol.
Register now and become a member of the Fendt Classic Club International.
To register, please complete the application form and send it by mail or email to the following address:
Fendt Classic Club International Sepp Nuscheler Adalbert-Stifter-Strasse 3 D-87616 Marktoberdorf
