McCormick International combine harvester production began in Germany in 1957 with the model D-61, which had a working width of 187 cm. Its further developed versions were the D 8-61 and D 8-62, which started production in 1959. The cutting widths were 183 and 198 cm. The engine was either a VW industrial engine or an IH 1.8-liter diesel (34 hp). An 8.25-hectoliter grain tank was available as an accessory. The height adjustment of the cutting table and the reel lift was initially mechanical. In later models, hydraulic height adjustment became standard.

The first French combine harvesters were also introduced in 1957. The smallest model, the F-8.61, was largely the same as the corresponding German model, but equipped with a 30-horsepower IH gasoline engine. The F-8.83 had a 50-horsepower Perkins diesel and a 255–315 cm cutting table. Additionally, larger American combines were brought to Europe in the early 1960s, of which the largest, the F-8.513, had a 106 hp six-cylinder engine and a 396–426 cm cutting table.

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