BIGGEST VETERAN SALE OF THE YEAR

This sale was originally planned for late April as a ‘live’ and online sale, but delayed owing to Covid-19 it was an online-only affair in July. But as it drew to a close at midnight, there was frantic bidding that kept things going to 3am on Sunday.

The sale was nothing but exhaustive, with videos being shown of the sale lots that had been demonstrated at the Aumann Auctions open weekend held not long before the sale kicked off. The sale was hosted by Kurt Aumann and IHC veteran expert Dan Boomgarden and others. The team entertained us on screen, telling us about the lots and why we should buy them as the clock ticked down to the conclusion of the sale.

Imperial EB

The sale got underway with the 1912 Imperial EB made by AH McDonald & Co of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was supplied new in 1912 to a farmer from Phillip Island, Victoria. The tractor has a two-cylinder vertical gasoline/kerosene engine with