the first commercially viable British tractor and the first to go into volume production, the 1903 Ivel, is hailed as being one of the greatest British inventions and just sold for a record £328,600 after tractor collectors and enthusiasts from all over Europe flocked to the sale.

On top of its rarity, this model– No. 131 – is probably the most famous and best known of all the survivors, having been a star attraction at the National Tractor & Farm Museum in Northumberland for many years when it was displayed as part of the late John Moffitt’s Hunday Collection.

He actually wrote the book on the Ivel

It was loaned for a time to Beamish Museum and, in 1994, underwent an extensive rebuild. To celebrate its centenary in 2003, John Moffitt embarked on a 100-mile charity drive around the country which raised £120,142 for charity and was distributed to hospices throughout the country.

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