2022 saw some of the highest-grossing Vintage sales to date at Cheffins. The seasonal opener, the April Vintage sale, saw a number of record-breaking prices including the £214,000 paid for the 1989 County 1474, which is still making headlines today.
Buyers are looking to invest their money into something tangible where they can see genuine price rises in the coming years. With the County 1474 in mind, this machine would have cost circa £20,000 new in 1982, representing a 970% increase in value.
Over the last couple of years the market has been focused on the later classics with the spotlight being on examples from the 1970s and 1980s. However, the Bainbridge Collection, which was included as part of our October Vintage sale, showed that there is still a great deal of love for the early steel wheel examples with a 1918 Alldays & Onions General Purpose tractor selling for £47,186 and a 1916 Bates Steel Mule Model C selling for £34,304.
At our collective vintage sales we have seen values increase for classic cars, classic commercials, motorcycles as well as various other agricultural collectibles. The automobilia section in particular is flourishing with buyers heading to Cheffins Vintage sales in their droves to pick up a piece of motoring history.
A number of significant vintage items will be heading to our auctions this year, starting with our April Vintage sale on 21st and 22nd April. You can enter items for our next Vintage sale here.
To read this article in full by Bill King as published in our autumn edition of Rural Scene, please click here.