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    ONE WICKED TRACTOR

    Jun 11, 2021 4 minutes
    SAM MOORE

    Nearly 15 years ago, the Donald S ell estate sold a large collection of tractors at auction in Perryton, Texas. One of those machines was a super-rare Hart-Parr Little Devil that brought $33,000, a big price for an antique tractor in those days, but not so much today, when such a tractor would probably bring six figures.

    The Floyd County Historical Society in Charles City, Iowa (where Hart-Parr, Oliver and White tractors were built from 1901 to 1993), started raising money as soon as members heard about the auction, and managed to accumulate enough to buy the Little Devil and another

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