Reply With Quotemight just be me but that lanz looks like it was sitll a working tractor... as in in use not as in running
Master
Wife and I went to a sale yesterday. The farm has been in the same family since 1890, and must have decided it was time for a clean out.
Prices were interesting. 1928 chev $10.500 1955 Kombi, might pay to sit down if you have one. $18.000 white one was full of parts, only made $2.500. All prices plus GST.
Yours for a mere $22500
Poor old series ones let the sale down, 1952 only made $360 while the 1957 generated $1650. The 80 had mud guards, sorry wings that I have not come across
This could be the ultimate garden ornament, 1929 Sunshine Auto Header $10500. Mad Max would be proud.
What did we buy, coffee and hamburgers sorry to say.
RoverLord
might just be me but that lanz looks like it was sitll a working tractor... as in in use not as in running
Dave
"In a Landrover the other vehicle is your crumple zone."
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Swaggie
Some really interesting stuff in the sale there. Looks like the collectors were all out on that day!
It does look like it was a drought inspired sale though judging by the pics.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
TopicToaster
$360 for an 80 in sounds very good. Not surprised about the early combi, I had heard they were a sought after item.
Master
They had three bulldogs at the sale, two fired up one had not ran for 30 years , unfortunately the KL model that was made in Oz just after the war was seized. Made $10000 any way.
Your right regarding the drought, looks a bit grim .
RoverLord
Where was the sale? Looks as if it was a very interesting day, even if you did not buy anything.
The self propelled header is probably the first such model ever made (anywhere) - Sunshine were the first to do this, and it was about then.
John
John
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1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
Master
John you are correct, this would have to be one of the first auto headers produced. Cant help but wonder how these blokes got on going from horse drawn gear to this. Sale was over two days, hundreds of items and yes I went both days.It was a bit like going back in time
cheers Greg
YarnMaster
i'm gonna have to send those pix around the traps...... i know a few guys who would sell thier families into slavery for the bulldogs and that auto header
Swaggie
God! We used to have a Lanz Bulldog converted into a yard crane. No-one who worked with them or on them would pay one cent for one of the bloody things. I remember taking the oxy torch to the vaporisation chamber on many occasions in winter in Winton to get it started. My opinion of them is that they were one of those pieces of equipment that sold when there was little or no alternative in the days of shortages and rationing.
As far as paying $10,500 for a mass produced & unrestored light truck of no great technical merit, that is palin stupidity. It will cost at least that to restore it and it will be worth no more when restored. Try to sell a restored pre-war mass produced car and see how you get on. Been there, done that.
URSUSMAJOR
Master
Brian I tend to agree but the VW at just on $20.000 with gst makes the old chev look like a good buy. Wish I took more photo's the rugby sedan and vauxhall ute, looked like they just needed a dust off and some petrol.The 80 was a bit rough, should have had a couple more bids. engine number started with 47/xxxxxxxx possibly was a 1600.I have never seen the spot welded one piece wings that this one had, blokes turning into a rivet counter.
Greg
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