Vintage News

A collection of farm machinery is due to be auctioned in Acton, near Sudbury, this month, after the death of “passionate” Suffolk farmer Peter Miller.

International Harvester was formed in America in 1902 following the amalgamation of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co, the Deering Harvester Co and three smaller American harvest machinery manufacturers.

Jeremy Clarkson’s Amazon Prime series saw Jeremy purchase a beautiful Lamborghini tractor. At this moment, the British public became more aware than ever of Lamborghini tractors, but outside of Clarkson’s high jinks are 73 years of hidden tractor history.

The latest Cheffins auction offers a single farming family’s collection of classic and vintage tractors, including a rare Massey Harris 21 combine and a McCormick-Deering WD40 along with other rare lots sure to excite enthusiasts

A look back at the production history of Muir Hill tractors. Manufactured from the the 1960s to the early 1980s.

A look back at the manufacturing history of the Fordson Major, made from 1917-1951.

Here is a compiled list of the top ten lots sold at the Cheffins Vintage collective and on site sales from 2020.

Roadless Traction, founded by Lt. Col. Philip Johnson in 1919, was involved in the development of army tanks during World War One. This experience was used to design track conversions for steam wagons and later for farm tractors.

VPlough is a fully virtual event that will allow visitors to see all the competitors work and interact with them and each other. Judging will take place on 31st October 2020 and Cash Prizes awarded to the winners.

A Land Rover that spent the past 30 years in a farmers’ barn, having been owned by the same family since it was new, received bids from as far away as New Zealand in a recent auction sale.

Cheffins’ Cambridge Vintage Sale at Sutton, near Ely from the 17th – 22nd July saw a number of the world’s most unusual classic and vintage tractors, alongside vintage motorbikes, classic commercial vehicles, petroliana and collector’s items go under the hammer, grossing over £850,000 in total.

The UK auction record for a vintage or classic tractor was smashed at Cheffins October Vintage Sale when the iconic 1903 Ivel Agricultural Motor sold for £328,600.