£63,250
1961 Porsche 429 Master Tractor
Bonhams • UK • 9 Sept 2023
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£63,250
1961 Porsche 429 Master Tractor
UK • 9 Sept 2023
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AI Listing Summary
This is a 1961 Porsche 429 Master Tractor. It features a four-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine and has been mechanically and cosmetically restored. The tractor is notable for its hydraulic coupling between the engine and gearbox, which allows for smooth, clutch-less gear changes.
Condition
9
The tractor has undergone a meticulous nut and bolt restoration with no expense spared. The listing states that the restoration has been photographed throughout, and invoices for the restoration will be provided to the buyer.
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1961
Auction
United Kingdom
£63,250
1961 Porsche 429 Master Tractor
Bonhams • UK • 9 Sept 2023
Market Position:
World Record
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Description
• From one of the world's premier performance marques • Four-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine • Mechanically and cosmetic restored by Jonny Orwin of Holmforth Following spells at the Austro-Daimler, Mercedes-Benz and Steyr companies, all of which benefited greatly from his monumental engineering prowess, Dr Ferdinand Porsche set up his own design consultancy in Stuttgart on 25th April 1931.
Dr Ing hc F Porsche KG's most celebrated of product of the 1930s was, of course, Hitler's 'People's Car - the Volkswagen - but the company was also active in other fields, literally so in the case of its tractor project.
A handful of prototypes was constructed prior to WW2, the first of which were powered by petrol engines, before Dr Porsche turned to diesel power, eventually developing a series of one-, two-, three- and four-cylinder air-cooled engines ranging in output from 14 to 55bhp.
An unusual feature of Porsche's tractor system (fitted to all models right up to the end of production) was ...
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