Over 130 classic tractors, commercial vehicles, motorbikes and collectors’ items will go under the hammer at the Cheffins Vintage Sale on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd July. Taking place at the firm’s sale ground at Sutton, near Ely, this will be one of the largest auctions in the vintage calendar.
Highlights among the tractors include a 1975 Ford 7000, which was refurbished 25 years ago and has been unused for the past 20 years, which has an estimate £15,000 - £18,000; a Marshall Model M, estimate £15,000 - £18,000; a 1949 Field Marshall Series II Contractors which has an estimate of £10,000 - £12,000 and a Field Marshall Series II, estimated at £9,000 - £11,000, which have all come from a single owner collection of over 15 tractors based in Northamptonshire. Other highly collectable tractors on offer include a 1967 Ferrari 76 articulated tractor, with only just over 2,000 hours on the clock and a 1988 Lamborghini tractor which has been barely used.
Ford 7000
The motorbike section sees over 60 outstanding vintage and collectors’ examples, consigned from private enthusiasts from across the UK. The motorbikes on offer range from as early as the 1920s through to the early 2000s. Highlights from the section include a 1978 Moto-Guzzi Le Mans MK1 which has an estimate of £10,000 - £12,000; an Ariel HT5 from 1957, which is set to sell for £10,000 - £11,000 and a 1970 500cc Triumph Rickman ‘Petite’ Metisse which is estimated to sell for £10,000 - £12,000. There is also four 1970s mopeds, including a 1975 Yamaha FS1E, a 1976 Suzuki AP50, a 1975 Fantic Ti50 and a 1976 Fantic Chopper. Of the earlier examples, a 1940 500cc BSA WM20 which was used during the Second World War and which remains in its full wartime outfit has an estimate of £4,000 - £5,000.
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Moto-Guzzi Le Mans Mk1
Of the more unusual consignments, a 1922 Ford Model T Wireless Repair van has been consigned from Suffolk. First registered in Maidstone, Kent, it was bought by the Pennell Bros in 1928 as a Laundalette in a taxi fleet, before being converted in 1936 as a mobile wireless repair unit. It is in original Pennell Bros livery and has an estimate of £15,000 - £16,000. There is also a 1964 Rock-ola Capri juke box, in full working order, which has been consigned from Bedfordshire and has an estimate of £4,5000 - £5,500.
The automobilia section spans some 120 lots and includes a rare 1950s Raleigh illuminated dealer sign, which has an estimate of £700 - £900. Also on offer is a host petroliana items including petrol pump globes, air meters, oil cans and enamel and illuminated signs.
Oliver Godfrey, Head of Machinery Division at Cheffins, comments: “The July catalogue sees something for everyone, with rare and unusual collectable tractors for the true enthusiasts, through to some excellent paddock tractors. With both refurbishment opportunities and beautifully maintained examples, there is plenty for buyers to choose from with estimates ranging from £2,000 to £40,000. The motorcycle section also continues to go from strength to strength, and this sale sees a particularly strong consignment of fantastic bikes from all periods and to suit all budgets. The results of the April Vintage Sale go to show that pockets are still deep for the best in class of vintage tractors, motorbikes and automobilia, and that buyers continue to seek out that next best piece for their collections.”
The sale will take place on Friday 21st July (live and online auction for literature, models, bygones etc) and live on Saturday 22nd July (tractors, motorcycles, automobilia, vehicles, implements etc) at the Cheffins Machinery Saleground, Sutton, near Ely, CB6 2QT.
For more information, please email machinery@cheffins.co.uk or call Cheffins auctioneers on 01353 777767.