The Fageol Motors Corporation was founded in Oakland, California in 1916 by brothers Frank and William Fageol. Early products included trucks and luxury cars, but the company soon focused on producing a compact tractor for Californian citrus growers. The first tractor was an orchard model that consisted of a two-wheeled power unit fitted with deeply-spudded wheels and attached to a ride-on axle with steering at the rear. This was soon followed by a true four-wheeled tractor, examples of which survive today. This was also fitted with the trademark spudded wheels, which led to it being described as a "walking tractor". A huge air filter and louvred bonnet top were other unique features that were particularly suited to the conditions under which it worked. The tractor achieved limited success and production ended around 1923. The Fageol company achieved far greater success with its range of high-speed coaches, and in the late 1920s the brothers founded the Twin Coach business, which is still active today.

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