£5,175
1959 Porsche 218 Tractor
Bonhams • UK • 1 Sept 2023
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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£5,175
1959 Porsche 218 Tractor
UK • 1 Sept 2023
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1959 Porsche 218 Tractor, powered by a 1,644cc twin-cylinder diesel engine producing 25bhp. Mechanically restored, its cosmetic condition remains unrestored. It is offered for sale without documents.
Condition
6
The tractor is described as being in restored mechanical condition but cosmetically unrestored. This suggests that while the mechanical aspects of the tractor are in good working order, the exterior appearance has not been refurbished and may show signs of wear or age. This is below an excellent rating due to unrestored aspects.
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2884
United Kingdom
1959
Auction
£5,175
1959 Porsche 218 Tractor
Bonhams • UK • 1 Sept 2023
Market Position:
Lowest 10% of Past Sales
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Description
After the war's end Porsche was barred from producing tractors (only companies that had been making tractors prior to and during the war were permitted to do so) and thus was forced to license its designs to other manufacturers.
Agreements were concluded with two companies - Allgaier Gmb
H in Germany and Hofherr Schrantz in Austria - and then in 1954 Mannesmann AG diversified into tractor manufacture by acquiring the rights to Porsche's engine and Allgaier's tractor design, setting up Porsche-Diesel Motorenbau Gmb
H.
In 1956 Mannesmann built a new manufacturing facility at the old Zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen-Manzell, where Porsche tractors continued to be built until production ceased.
Porsche-Diesel Motorenbau manufactured over 125,000 tractors between 1956 and 1963, many of which were exported, its products gaining the same reputation for sound engineering and superb build quality as their road-car relatives.
This Porsche 218 tractor is powered by a twin-cylinder air-co...
Price Analysis vs Other Tractors
£3,551
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£17,486
Median Price (Since 2020)
£63,250
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