Europe’s leading auctioneer of agricultural machinery, Cheffins, is coming to Northern Ireland to host a major on-site Vintage and Classic Tractor sale, marking only the third time in the firm’s 200-year history that it has brought one of its flagship auctions across the Irish Sea.
The important sale, comprising more than 60 vintage and classic tractors, will be offered on behalf of three highly regarded private collectors, with all lots based in Newtownards and Ballymena, Northern Ireland. The auction will run as a timed online sale from Friday 13th March to Tuesday 24th March, attracting bidders from across Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe.
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1970s County 1254
Widely regarded as the market-leading auctioneer for vintage machinery, Cheffins’ tractor sales are renowned internationally and regularly draw thousands of collectors to the firm’s saleground near Cambridge. Bringing this calibre of auction directly to Northern Ireland underlines the region’s growing importance in the vintage machinery market and its reputation for high-quality, well-preserved tractors.
The auction features a wide range of historically significant and well-preserved machinery, with one of the highlights being a 1970s County 1254, with an estimate of £50,000-£60,000, a 1990s Ford 7610 Series II which is set to sell for £14,000-£16,000 and a 1990S New Holland 8670 which is offered with an estimate of £20,000-£25,000. In addition, there is a series of collectable Ford vintage tractors, with a 6000 Commander model from the 1960s.
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Ford Commander 6000
Joe Page, Director at Cheffins Machinery Department comments: “We were delighted to be instructed on this important sale. With a varied catalogue put together by three vintage tractor collectors and long-standing clients of Cheffins, we will be looking forward to seeing many of our regulars on their home turf in Northern Ireland. As we continued to expand our programme of machinery auctions both on-farm and at our saleground near Cambridge, we will be looking to host further sales in Ireland as it continues to be one of the leading sources of historic machinery.”
Cheffins Vintage Sales grossed a total of £6.5m in 2025, and the firm continues to hold the record for the most expensive tractor sold in Europe when £310,000 was paid for a 1903 Ivel Agricultural motor in 2019.
The auction will commence on Friday 13th March from 10:00am online, with viewing available on Wednesday 18th March at both Newtownards and Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Full catalogue details are available here.
For more information, please visit contact Cheffins Machinery Department on 01353 777 767, [email protected]