2021 REVIEW
ALLIS-CHALMERS
The striking orange range of Allis-Chalmers tractors has a great deal of history associated with Great Britain, particularly as some were made in this country after WW2, through to the mid-1960s.
Unfortunately, fans of the marque are gradually retreating and this is reflected in what they make at auction. Parts are relatively easy to obtain and there is a good UK-based club to back you up with your restoration, but it’s certainly a buyer’s market.
J I CASE
There is still great respect for this marque in the UK, particularly with the C, L and later D, LA and 500 models, which lasted into the 1950s. A grade four, good-running L on steels, which will take some steering, sold for £2,900 in November. In the same month, in Northern Ireland, a grade five 500 sold for £7,000. There is still life in J I Case’s machines!
The later white Case tractors, particularly from the 1970s onwards, are not being given away either. I discovered a dusty, barn find original 4890 artic in Somerset during the autumn that sold for £9,000, despite needing some work.
One of the nicest classics of this marque to be sold was a recently-imported 1987 Case-derived 4494 articulated model (in Case IH red). The tractor went on to sell for £16,000 with 8,000 hours on the clock, offered by Clarke & Simpson from Suffolk.
COUNTY
We have seen some hefty price increases all across the County Commercial Cars range, starting with the Perkins P6-engined CFT (of which there were two versions), with £15,000 paid for a genuine original with good tracks.
The big one was in July when £196,000 was paid for a 1983, ‘short nose’ 1474 in
