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£2,531

1962 Massey-Ferguson 35-X Entered from the David Lucas Collection

United Kingdom • 24 Jul 2024

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1962 Massey-Ferguson 35-X, part of the David Lucas Collection since 2003, sold for £2,531. It's a petrol/paraffin model, first registered in 2003, and while appearing scruffy, it's considered complete and a potentially rewarding project, though noted as a Massey Ferguson 35, not a 35-X as initially catalogued.

Condition

6

The tractor is described as 'scruffy but complete' and in need of recommissioning/renovation, indicating moderate wear and the need for some reconditioning. Therefore, a condition rating of 6 (Good) is appropriate.

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Transmission:

[Transmission]

Chassis No:

SKMY287161

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

PAS 323

RHD/LHD:

RHD

‘It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no other tractor design in history that has contributed more to the feeding of the world’ (Michael Thorne, Massey Ferguson 35 and 65 Models in Detail) Launched at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on October 1 st 1956, the Massey Ferguson 35 initially sported a Grey and Bronze colour scheme before switching to Grey and Red the following year.

Available in agricultural, industrial or vineyard specifications, the newcomer replaced the redoubtable TE20.

Introduced on November 8 th 1962, the 35-X boasted increased engine outputs and a ‘multi-power’ system which enabled the driver to shift up or down a gear without using the clutch.

Massey Ferguson’s Banner Lane factory despatched 388,382 35s of all types between 1956-1964 .

A petrol/paraffin model, chassis SKMY287161 was first registered with the DVLA as ‘PAS 323’ on February 1 st 2003.

Part of the late Mr Lucas’s collection since then (if not before), the Massey Ferguson appears to be scru...