Forget Old 911s: This Is The Affordable Porsche You Really Need

It's slightly sad that of the two bits of Porsche-related news today, this is the one that really gets us excited, but then again it's a gloriously-restored classic Porsche-engined tractor. What's not to love?
Forget Old 911s: This Is The Affordable Porsche You Really Need

If you’d like a Porsche but find most models just a bit too common (and expensive) for your tastes, check this out. It’s a Porsche diesel-engined Allgaier tractor from 1957.

Yours for an estimated £10,000-£15,000 at auctioneers Historics at Brooklands’ November sale, it’s the kind of Porsche you just don’t see every day.

Forget Old 911s: This Is The Affordable Porsche You Really Need

Alongside Ferdinand Porsche’s businesses building Porsche cars and the Volkswagen Beetle during the 1950s, he also built tractors. His company built some 120,000 of them as Porsche Allgaier models before buying the latter company outright in 1957. This tractor, therefore, is one of the last associated with the Allgaier name.

This gorgeous (sorry not sorry) two-cylinder diesel farm worker has a mighty 18 horsepower beneath that long, graceful bonnet. Originally used to manage the lands in Saint-Ferriol in southern France, it was eventually retired and stored in a medieval castle. Because of course it was.

Forget Old 911s: This Is The Affordable Porsche You Really Need

When its second owner bought it in 2009, he restored it to the glowing condition you see here. It’s in full working order and, weirdly, conforms to Belgian traffic laws. That man sold it to a racing driver called Barry Sidery-Smith in 2013. After more time in storage it will make its way to auction next month.

The sale takes place on November 25, ironically at Mercedes-Benz World at Brooklands. It has no corrosion, ‘reasonable history’, handbooks and still runs just fine. Are we alone in being just a little bit in love with this?

Forget Old 911s: This Is The Affordable Porsche You Really Need

Also for sale on the same day is a left-hand drive but UK-registered Porsche 911 GT3 RS. The 997.1-era car has covered just over 24,500 miles (39,500km as per the odometer) but has still somehow managed to gain value.

Sold for £94,280 when it was launched in 2006, the car’s estimate now takes in a range from £115,000 to £140,000, despite the steering wheel being on the wrong side. Originally sold in Sweden, it then went to Japan before coming to the UK. It’s in superb original condition with the Japanese service history, but the single month’s MOT is a bit short.

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Comments

JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

That 997 spec is so beautiful. Are the GT3’s less expensive?

10/18/2017 - 12:14 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Not for me lol. £15k for a tractor that in this day and age is kind of pointless. Back in the day it was good. Thanks for the tag, god someone actually tagged me :)

10/18/2017 - 19:47 |
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Anonymous

i saw a Porsche tractor in south dakota :D

10/18/2017 - 13:12 |
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German Perfectionist

German car magazine Auto Bild Klassik once let Walter Röhrl lap the Nürburgring with one of these. It took him 1 hour, 5 minutes and 36 seconds. Hilarious video of it here: https://youtu.be/_ka6W7WWWlM

10/18/2017 - 13:52 |
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Was just thinking about that

10/18/2017 - 15:32 |
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That’s a Junior. A bit newer than the AP 18.

01/22/2018 - 18:54 |
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FUGL_S60 (Tesla Lover 800)
10/18/2017 - 15:01 |
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FUGL_S60 (Tesla Lover 800)
10/18/2017 - 15:02 |
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CS55

Positive camber ftw…

10/18/2017 - 15:04 |
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Rekord 86

18hp? I think we have a new record here. The Porsche with the lowest hp

10/18/2017 - 15:35 |
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Anonymous

Dear Car Throttle, the steering wheel should ALWAYS be on the LEFT side of the vehicle. You do not see plane pilots sitting on the RIGHT side do you? that is the co-pilot, the pilot sits on the LEFT side, even you’r British plans, commercial and military, have the pilot’s seat on the LEFT side, apply this common sense to automobiles please and to you’r roads and the world will be a better place. I would say, change to Metric, but that is pushing it XD

10/18/2017 - 22:46 |
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FUGL_S60 (Tesla Lover 800)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I agree. Here in the U.S, we also need to change to metric

10/19/2017 - 05:37 |
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