£8,941
1959 Porsche 218 Tractor
Bonhams Cars Online • UK • 30 Apr 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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£8,941
1959 Porsche 218 Tractor
UK • 30 Apr 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1959 Porsche 218 Tractor, powered by a 1644cc diesel engine, is presented in excellent restored mechanical condition. It features a cutter and a plough, with a charming exterior patina enhanced by protective oil treatment, though it has a dent on the bonnet and missing instrument dials. The tractor comes with a UK V5C, a copy of a German handbook, and a dating letter, making it a well-documented and desirable piece for collectors.
Condition
7
The tractor is in excellent restored mechanical condition, with a well-preserved exterior showing a charming patina. The paintwork benefits from protective oil treatment, and the tires and battery are virtually new. However, there's a dent on the bonnet, and a couple of instrument dials are missing, indicating some wear and the need for minor reconditioning.
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United Kingdom
1959
Auction
£8,941
1959 Porsche 218 Tractor
Bonhams Cars Online • UK • 30 Apr 2024
Market Position:
Lowest 20% of Past Sales
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Description
This Porsche 218 tractor is powered by a twin-cylinder, air-cooled diesel engine of 1,644cc producing 25bhp.
It comes with a cutter and a plough which has never been attached by the vendor.
The vehicle is presented in excellent restored mechanical condition, having been rebuilt by the previous owner.
The vendor had long harboured a strong desire to own a Porsche 218 tractor - a desire heightened by an experience in 2006 when he took part in a 2006 Porsche Club Festival event which aimed to set a record for the greatest number and variety of Porsche vehicles on the circuit at Brands Hatch.
He found himself at the wheel of a 218 tractor while being lapped by such marque legends a 908/3 and a 917.
While this 218 benefits from not having been over-restored (a fate to which many Porsche tractors have succumbed), the vendor has spent many hours working to optimise its charm and preserve its characterful patina.
He sourced some missing chrome trim from Germany and, on the advice of the ...
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£3,551
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£63,250
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