VINTAGE tractors stole the show at an auction held in Sutton.

Ely Standard: Some of the lots from the Sutton vintage saleSome of the lots from the Sutton vintage sale (Image: Archant)

Ely Standard: Some of the lots from the Sutton vintage saleSome of the lots from the Sutton vintage sale (Image: Archant)

Dozens of classic and rare examples of the iconic farm vehicle went under the hammer at Sutton showground late last month, as Cheffins held its latest vintage sale.

Ely Standard: Some of the lots from the Sutton vintage saleSome of the lots from the Sutton vintage sale (Image: Archant)

Ironically, the stand out lot was a crumbling Doe diesel tractor dating from 1963 which sold for £11,500.

The machine started life in Essex before being split and sold on to a farm in Sussex. Auctioneers Cheffins described it as an “exciting opportunity to rebuild a very desirable tractor”.

A 1948 Ferguson Brown vintage tractor, which spent most of its working life in Fife, Scotland, made a staggering £10,800 while a 1978 Massey Ferguson, described as “one for the connoisseur” was sold for £8,000.

A gold-painted Farmall Super tractor had been tipped as a popular lot, described by Cheffins as a lot to “really get you noticed on the rally field”, but did not attract any interest on the day.

Also featuring prominently at the auction was a 1952 Bedford flat bed truck which fetched £7,700 and a 1964 Rover P4, which belonged to a vicar and had just 33,000 miles on the clock. It was sold for a mere £2,200.

Cast iron seats were on offer by the dozen, with a selection of spare parts also featuring heavily. A cast iron Cornish & Lloyds seat listed as “very rare” by Cheffins attract significant interest and was eventually sold for £480.

A Lucas King of the Road car lamp dating from 1902 fetched £350.

A two-inch scale model of a traction engine dating from 1971 once owned by famous steam enthusiast Fred Coupland fetched a staggering £8,000.