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Spare Lots
| Sale No. 5
To commence at 10.00 to run concurrently with Sale No's 1, 2, 3, 4 & 4a | |
STEAM, VEHICLES & CLASSIC & VINTAGE TRACTORS | |
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1955 86ins Land Rover
Reg. No. LUT 654
Chassis No. 57105527
In the same ownership since 1986 and recently restored including bearing cranks, Series 2 gearbox and back axle, original Series 1 front axle, all new parabolic springs, dum irons (2), petrol tanks (2), brake shoes, cylinder etc, recent oil change. Offered for sale with current MOT (!) and V5 documentation
Estimate: £7,000 - £8,000 (+ Fees*)
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1948 2.2 litre Willys CJ2 Jeep
Reg. No. 205 YUU
Chassis AJ16342
Acquired in June 2013 the petrol engined Willys is liveried for the US Navy Shore Patrol No. 0215 and finished in the appropriate grey. Stated to be in good condition and equipped with a new hood and 5 good tyres. The owner has used it for local rallies and events but ill health and age now force the sale. Offered with a workshop manual, owners manual, drivers manual etc. Stated to be ready to drive away, tax and MOT exempt and supplied with a current V5C document.
Estimate: Refer to Department (+ Fees*)
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2002 2351cc Hyundai Santa Fe
Reg. No. P70 DAW (transferable)
Finished in silver and supplied with current MOT (May 2017) and current V5C documentation
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1932 Pattison Super Beta Golf Course Tractor
Reg. No. 906 YUV
Chassis No. 033099
Engine No. R21361
Powered by the Ford 2144cc petrol/TVO engine this very fine example of the uncommon Pattison has had much attention from the diligent restorer. The vendor informs us that the engine has had over £3,000 spent on its rebuild whilst the chassis and bodywork have been restored to the same high standard. Finished in green over black and fitted with a full lighting system, the handsome Pattison is offered for sale with current V5C documentation.
Estimate: £17,000 - £18,000 (+ Fees*)
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1975 AEC Leyland Marshall Tipper
Reg. No. JES 852P
Chassis No. 2TGM6RT31370
A two owner from new lorry, the second owner acquiring the tipper to cart grain around the farm. Having remained on the same farm for the majority of its life and in regular use up until 2014, the vendor informs us that it starts and runs well and is supplied with current V5 documentation.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000 (+ Fees*)
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1966 Bedford TK Tipper
Reg. No. OTW 111D
Chassis No. K9SC5/6828813
One owner and on the same farm from new and used originally to deliver grain from the Hertfordshire farm to local mills. The tipper was in regular use up until 2014 and the vendor informs us that the Bedford performs well and is offered for sale with current V5C documentation.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000 (+ Fees*)
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1961 Bedford TK Jennings bodied Horse Transporter
Reg. No. FBF 658
Chassis No. KDLC14859
On the same stud farm from new and meticulously maintained being returned to Jennings every 5 years for a re-varnish. We are informed that the TK was in constant use up until 2012 on a regular 140 mile round trip to Newmarket. Still in very fine order and stated to start and drive well. Offered for sale with current V5C documentation.
Estimate: £7,000 - £8,000 (+ Fees*)
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1979 Mercedes Benz Unimog 900
Reg. No. JNV 377T
Chassis No. 40612012032199
Finished in blue over black with blue fabric to the interior this Unimog is stated to be 1 of 10 purchased for the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Games for snow shifting duties and still carries the stickers to the cab. Marketed under the Case brand in the US hence the Case upholstery in the cab. Subsequent to the Olympics the 10 Unimogs went to a County Authority and this one was then sold on to a private contractor, this owner purchased a farm in the UK in 1996 and the Unimog followed him over the Atlantic where it has remained ever since. Offered for sale with current V5C and a history file.
Estimate: £10,500 - £11,500 (+ Fees*)
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1969 Land Rover Series 2A
Reg. No. WVO 194G
Chassis No. 24135076F
The hard top, short wheel base model has been upgraded with a 200TDi turbo diesel engine, Range Rover diff's, free wheeling hubs and galvanised chassis. Offered for sale with V5C documentation.
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000 (+ Fees*)
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1916 ex WD Albion A10 Troop Carrier
Reg. No. BF 6879
Chassis No. 1551G
Albion was founded in Glasgow in 1899 and sold over 6,500 vehicles to the War Department during WW1 and, as a good will gesture, bought back 1,500 vehicles after the war effort taking five years to resell them as a reconditioned truck, bus etc.
This spectacular vehicle was restored in 2014, by the present owner, after being found on a farm in Essex, as a rusty rolling chassis, fitted with a fire engine water pump. It had matching chassis, engine, gearbox along with a brass caution and chassis plates. 1551G is recorded as being new in 1916 on the copy factory build sheet supplied and information from the Biggar Albion Archives shows it as never being road registered. The chassis, engine and gearbox numbers all match as 1551G. The 32hp four cylinder petrol engine has been fitted with new white metal cast big ends and main bearings, the crankshaft has been reground from standard to -3 thou, along with new cylinder liners, new piston rings on the original cast iron pistons, reconditioned oil pump, new valves, springs and guides, new clutch plate and reconditioned magneto. Beyond the engine there are new drive wheel chains, new exhaust system, new old stock Dunlop solid tyres, new cast alloy radiator with new radiator core and a new leaded steel petrol tank. The fully working Miller oil lighting has W^D stamped on all lights, and the vehicle is equipped with bulb horn, mirror, jack, manual hand indicator and ELC front lights with carbide generator on the drivers running board.
This Albion vehicle is understood to be the only one in war department colours in the UK, along with one in Australia and one in Turkey. 1551G has been used in films and TV series in the last few years which include Testament Of Youth, Harriet's Army, and Godzilla and would be a great asset for future film work. The 2018 celebrations of the end of First World War may also provide opportunities for work and show.
At the time of cataloguing the Albion had just been engaged for an episode of the BBC production of Peaky Blinders.
Fitted with a troop seating area that can be collapsed for an ammunition cargo it is ideal for social jollies with the canopy sheet sides on or removed on sunny pub outing days. The vendor has stated that he would be happy to show the new owner the starting and running controls and is absolutely confident that it can be driven home (if you're not in a hurry!). Offered for sale with current V5C document and documents file.
Estimate: £38,000 - £42,000 (+ Fees*)
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1920 Albion Model A16 Charabanc
Reg. No. BF 7455
Chassis No. 960E
Albion was founded in Glasgow 1899 and introduced the model A16 in 1914. Production ceased during the First World War in order to concentrate on the larger A10 models. After 1918 the factory carried on where it had left off with the A16 model until 1920 when it introduced the Models A20, A24 etc. This beautiful example with matching chassis, engine and gearbox numbers (960E) was sold new to the New Zealand Government for the use of the High Commissioner as is shown on the copy build sheet obtained from the Biggar Albion Archives. 960E was repatriated from New Zealand in 2002 as a complete rusty rolling chassis only, all duties were paid and a NOVA certificate was issued prior to UK road registration after its full restoration as a Charabanc in 2016 by the present owner. The 20hp petrol, four cylinder, twin block engine has been fitted with new cast white metal big ends, main bearings, new piston rings on original cast iron pistons, new cylinder liners, reconditioned oil pump, new valves, guides, springs and reconditioned magneto. Other work includes the fitting of a new prop shaft, new old stock Dunlop tyres, new cast alloy radiator and new radiator core, new leaded petrol tank and a fully working Lucas oil lighting set. With seating for up to twelve persons it is kitted out with full weather roll down side screens when needed and is an absolute certainty for future film and TV work having already starred in the TV series Houdini and Doyle during 2016. An ideal country estate or other rural attraction tour bus that can be put to work straight away.
The vendor states that he would be happy to show the new owner the starting and running controls and that this is a drive away opportunity as well as a unique one. Offered for sale with V5C documentation and documents file.
Estimate: £65,000 - £70,000 (+ Fees*)
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1971 Austin Morris Horsebox
Reg. No. JDA 482K
Chassis No. 440EA9248
The 2.5l side valve diesel engined horsebox was purchased from a Cheffins sale some 15 years ago and is recorded as being a low mileage vehicle from new. After purchase the vendor had the box body restored but states that since then the vehicle has been seldom used and has 'stood about a bit'. He further states that whilst the horse box runs it will require some work. Offered for sale with current V5C documentation.
Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000 (+ Fees*)
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1991 Kerbaide SF800 tri-axle curtainside trailer with 3m hydraulic ramp. 12.4m x 2.5m, 32t gross. Used for transporting Colin Knights steam engines.
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1959 Foden S20 heavy duty Ballast Tractor 'The Big Bopper'
Reg. No. ODB 793 (see text)
Chassis No. 44020
Built to order for Edward Beck & Son Contractors (Transport) Ltd. and used by them as the pride of the fleet between 1955 - 1967. Unfortunately in 1967 it caught fire and was written off, it was subsequently rebuilt with a day cab and carried on its working life before going to work on the Isle of Man. The full history along with many very fine archive images of it at work and of the original drivers Teddy Martin and his mate Jack Bradshaw are to be found at edwardbeck.webs.com. Powered by a Rolls-Royce 220bhp engine with 12 speed gearbox the S20 is stated to run and drive but requires restoration. The vendor has a file of paperwork which includes the IOM registration documents (DMN 925A) but none for its UK identity ODB 793, an HPI check reveals this still to be current and the new owner should be able to obtain a replacement V5C.
Estimate: £7,000 - £8,000 (+ Fees*)
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1969 Foden S36 8 x 4 Flatbed
Reg. No. WYE 176G
Chassis No. 67308
A striking vehicle that the vendor describes as being in excellent condition having been previously restored over a number of years by Mr Carter at an expense of £40,000. Purchased from the Cooper Collection sale held at Peterborough last April for £18,000. Issues with the fuel gauge and mileage counter have been resolved but the owner found it difficult to get used to the 12 speed gearbox hence the reason for sale. Offered with V5C documentation.
Estimate: £15,000 - £17,000 (+ Fees*)
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1937 2.7 litre Bedford WLG Horse Box
Reg. No. RD 9980
Chassis No. 648882
A fine period horse box that has been the subject of a full body off restoration, the vendor has kept the photographic record of this and will supply this along with the V5C and other paperwork. The 1957 continuation buff logbook shows that at that time and for some years after the Bedford was in the ownership of Richard Henry Hawkins of Everdon Hall, Everdon, Daventry. Currently liveried for Mossborough Stud Company Ltd of Newmarket is stated to be running and driving and was last taxed (duty free) for road use in 2015. The vendor expects to drive the WLG to the sale.
Estimate: £11,000 - £13,000 (+ Fees*)
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1936 Bedford WL Tipper
Reg. No. EW 9604
Chassis No. 0144826
In the current ownership since 1996 this well presented, running and driving tipper is expected to be driven to the sale. The continuation buff logbook chronicles just two owners between 1944 and 1949 being AWO Bedford of Ramsey Heights, Huntingdon and SP & EH Corney also of Ramsey Heights. Offered for sale with old style V5 and current V5C with a run of tax discs 2002 and 2011, a very nice historic vehicle.
Estimate: £9,000 - £10,000 (+ Fees*)
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1970 Foden S20 Artic' Unit
Reg. No. VSM 62J
Chassis No. 69556
Liveried for Wm Halliday, Kirkpatrick, Fleming and finished in blue over red. The vendor describes the 6 cylinder Gardner 180 powered Foden as being an older restoration with a 12 speed box. Offered for sale with current V5C documentation.
Estimate: £3,500 - £4,000 (+ Fees*)
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40ft Step-frame trailer with beavertail and ramps for back & neck. MOT till Oct 2017
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Circa 1940s Ford 4x4 truck chassis cab, no documentation
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1988 Foden S106 6x4 Flatbed Crane Lorry
Reg. No. F982 OJU
Serial No. 401523
With beavertail and ramps and in the current ownership for the last 17 years. Supplied with V5C documentation
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2009 Chieftain tri-axle step frame low loader trailer with hydraulic ramps and wooden floor
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AEC Matador re-fuelling tanker
Reg. No. N/A
A rolling wooden cabbed tanker with all controls present, a restoration project
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Dennis Fire Engine
Reg. No. GET 666 (expired)
Ex Rotherham County Council and complete with escape ladder and brass fittings, a restoration project
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1987 Ford Cargo 0813 Flatbed Lorry
Reg. No. E271 TOA
Chassis No. SBCCXXCCDCHJ88295
The six cylinder diesel cargo was apparently restored some six years ago and taken to a couple of shows but since then was left standing in a yard. The vendor states that it has new tyres and brakes all round and starts, runs and drives as it should with everything in working order. Offered for sale with V5C and expected to have a new MOT by the time of sale.
Estimate: £2,000 - £2,500 (+ Fees*)
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1967 Scania Vabis L76 Chassis Cab Lorry
Reg. No. N/A
Chassis No. 435789
This left hand drive 6cylinder diesel engined bonneted Scania has been recently restored and painted. The vendor states that it runs and drives and is in very good condition throughout. The MOT and tax exempt Varbis is equipped with PTO unit and pipework and would suit conversion to a crane truck or recovery unit. Resident in the UK for at least 6 years it will be offered for sale with a receipt for purchase dated 28/1/2012 and a copy of the original build sheet which should assist in obtaining an age related registration.
Estimate: £5,500 - £6,000 (+ Fees*)
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1963 2.5litre Bedford J Type
Reg. No. HSU 372
Chassis No. J165691
This automatic diesel version of the American styled J Type is fitted with a winch and carries a current MOT valid until September 2017 as well as V5C documentation and is smartly finished in green with red interior upholstery. Purchased last year at Cheffins April sale and now offered for sale due to a change of circumstance.
Estimate: £4,500 - £5,500 (+ Fees*)
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1991 Volvo FL6 12 Flatbed Lorry
Reg. No. J818 MFC
Chassis No. YB1E2CUA4MB477238
The 7 speed auto beaver tail flatbed is finished in silver and is equipped with an electric winch and sleeper cab. V5 documentation is expected at the time of sale.
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Spare Lots
| STEAM ENGINES | The following lots (3036 - 3038) are consigned from the Rollestone Collection of Colin Knight
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Robey Portable Steam Engine. No 15596. Built 1895. Single Cylinder.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robeys of Lincoln built thousands of portable steam engines, some for the home market, but most were exported to all parts of the globe. This early example has been identified as No. 15596 of 1895 although the Traction Engine Register has it down as 15598. It is thought to be a 4nhp engine and is of the earlier four guide bar design. The engine spent its entire working life in South America and was repatriated in comparatively recent years. Colin Knight purchased the engine from Richard Pocock in 2002/3. The engine is now in a dismantled state with most of the major components appearing to be present including a new firebox, not yet welded/riveted or fitted. The many parts are not badly corroded and will polish and clean up well. Another not too daunting restoration project which will make a very attractive portable.
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000 (+ Fees*)
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Fowler Class DNA "Hercules" Steam Tractor.
No. 17293. Reg. No. UA 2464 Built 22/12/1927. Double crank compound. Two speed. Sprung front and rear. Cylinders 5 1/4"x 9" x 9". 28 x 2" Firetubes.
In the early 1920s, Fowlers designed and built a new compact, efficient light road engine which they named the "Hercules" tractor. With a large firebox to facilitate free steaming, the engine was more robust and powerful than the "Tiger" tractor, yet lighter and more manoeuvrable than a road locomotive. They had a good turn of speed and were fitted with Macintosh solid rubber tyres from new. This example No. 17293 was supplied new to R. Groom and Sons Ltd of High Wycombe, Bucks and Wellington, Salop for general haulage work. In 1935, she moved to the Midlands and was in the ownership of Thomas E. Cunliffe for only a year before passing to the well-known heavy haulage contractors Marston Road Services associated with Edward Box and Co of Liverpool. She worked with the well-known Fowler B6 Crane Loco no. 17106 "The Duke of York", known to her drivers as the "Big Engine". In 1946, after ten hard years with Marstons, the "Little Engine" found its way to the Liverpool scrapyard of J. Puddifer. It was during this period, that she lost her front wheels and axle, which was fitted to the Burrell tractor of Johnsons of Banks. She was saved for preservation by C. Wood and Son of Hincaster, Cumbria in 1981, before passing to Martin Saunders of Sunningdale, Berks in 1985. Colin Knight bought the engine in a dismantled condition in the late 1980s and commenced the restoration project. A new "Deepdale" boiler barrel has been fitted to the outer firebox shell and a new corrugated firebox crown (by Stuart Woodbine) is present along with new belly tanks and tender which are yet to be riveted. A new crankshaft along with most of the key components required to complete the restoration of this rare and historic engine.
Estimate: £30,000 - £40,000 (+ Fees*)
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Fowler Class DN1 10 ton Steam Roller
No. 14127 Reg. No. YA 792 Built 1919. Double crank compound.
John Fowler and Co of Leeds built a vast array of different types of steam engine and in great quantities. They were known for their fine quality and excellent engineering. Towards the end of their steam engine production, their steam rollers continued to remain popular well into the 1930s. This class DN1, rated at about 5nhp, was new to Minehead District Council where it worked in their fleet. It is known to have worked in the London area during World War II, ending its working life in the Bristol area, where it was last licensed. Colin Knight bought the engine from an owner in Herefordshire in the late 1980s.
Colin started a comprehensive restoration in parallel with the Hercules tractor, being a very similar engine. A new "Deepdale" boiler barrel was fitted, retaining the original firebox which was thought to be still serviceable. A new tender and belly tanks were made (yet to be riveted) along with sundry new bearings. Sadly Colin did not complete the restoration, but it is thought that most of the parts are present to complete the job. There is a file of drawings and paperwork that go with this engine and the tractor.
Estimate: £15,000 - £20,000 (+ Fees*)
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1917 Fowler 'Haulage Engine' Class TE2
No. 14910. Reg. No. CT9092. Double crank compound. 8NHP
The class TE2 was a special haulage and winding engine designed by Fowlers, mainly for military applications. They were very similar to the R3 road locomotive, but carried a small winding drum in place of belly tanks and were generally two speed engines. They were often referred to as Russian Fowlers due to a large order placed by the Russian government in 1917.
No. 14910 was one of a batch of 75 class TE2 engines allocated works numbers 14908-82, ordered by the Ministry of Munitions in 1917. After the war all the engines along with other classes were sold off cheaply to private buyers as redundant stock, which caused a major slump to the traction engine market in the years to follow.
It is not known where number 14910 spent its working life but it is said to have had its winding drum removed before it left Fowlers. However the engine is known to have been with Reynolds of Tickhill, Yorkshire in the late 1940s. Reynolds had a number of big Fowlers and introduced several to the preservation scene. After a period of time in the ownership of Jim Massey, the Fowler was bought by Stuart & David Gray of Cambridge in 1972. It was in their ownership that the major restoration took place which included new boiler barrel, firebox etc by Bicknells. Along with excellent engineer Roger Cheshire a meticulous restoration was carried out. Apart from a short period with the Barrington family in Kent who fitted a set of belly tanks, the Fowler has been carefully dry stored and is still in excellent condition. The Fowler has just been hydraulic tested and comes with a current boiler certificate.
Estimate: £230,000 - £250,000 (+ Fees*)
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1901 Burrell 7nhp General Purpose Traction Engine
No. 2421.
Reg. No. EB 3051. Single cylinder. Rear springs. "Old Glory"
The Thetford firm of Charles Burrell and Sons Ltd built a range of steam engines from the mid-19th century through to the late 1920s, the last engines being built by Garretts of Leiston in the early 1930s. Burrells settled on an excellent basic design of engine in the early 1890s and continued to refine and improve it until they ceased production. They are regarded by many as being the most aesthetically pleasing of all traction engines. This handsome example of their single cylinder general purpose traction engine was built in 1901 and sold to William Adamson of Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. It was sold to Garretts in 1911 who traded it to Thurlows of Stowmarket in the same year. It then passed to owners in Ely, Cambridgeshire where it worked for a number of years and gained its Isle of Ely County Council registration number EB 3051. After moves to Lincolnshire and Rutland, it attended early steam rallies in the ownership of W.H. Dorman of Bunny, Notts where it probably gained its name "Old Glory". Dormans sold it to the Felstead family of Loughborough in the late 1950s where it continued to be displayed for a few more years. Now needing some work, it was laid up for several decades before being sold in 1997. The current owner bought "Old Glory" in 2001 and carried out some substantial restoration work which included a new front tube plate, tubes, smokebox and stainless chimney. In conjunction with the then owner of the very similar 7nhp Burrell "Old Faithful", he had a brand new half canopy made to Burrell drawings with the correct distinctive ironwork. With its 6'6" rear wheels and 4'2" front wheels, this Burrell stands well and is a fantastic looking engine. The owner is meticulous about boiler maintenance and the engine has been very well looked after. The next hydraulic test is due in 2022 and the engine has a current boiler certificate until January 2018.
Estimate: £120,000 - £130,000 (+ Fees*)
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1919 Wallis and Steevens Traction Engine. No. 7683.
7nhp Single Cylinder (Expansion type) "Eileen the Erring"
Reg. No. BL 795
If ever a traction engine could be described as "iconic", "Eileen the Erring" would be a top contender. In the hands of Doc Giles Romanes, this famous Wallis and Steevens traction engine took part in the first traction engine races at Nettlebed, Oxon in 1951 against the Marshall of Arthur Napper, the man responsible for the traction engine rally as we know it today.
Wallis and Steevens of Basingstoke exhibited this 7nhp traction engine at the Newbury Show on the 12th August 1919 and sold it to a local man A.C. Cole of Woodhay in Berkshire. The engine was named "Eileen" after the drivers daughter. In 1928, she was sold to a neighbour H.W. Henderson also of Woodhay before passing to the Hampshire War Agricultural Executive Committee in 1939. Giles Romanes a young, newly qualified eye surgeon from nearby Bray bought Eileen for preservation in 1947 and it was to be the first of several engines owned by him.
On his way to the famous race, Giles was stopped by the police in Henley on Thames for carrying a motorcycle on the trailer he was towing (transport to get home). This was deemed as not being agricultural equipment. He was later prosecuted and fined £5! The headline in the local Maidenhead Weekly read "Eileen the Erring", which was later adopted as the engines name.
Giles sold the Wallis in 1958 to Frank Upton of Maidenhead who in 1976 sold it to Ray Osborne of West Tilbury, Essex. The following year the engine was fitted with a new firebox. Since that time Eileen has attended local rallies and has always been meticulously maintained and presented. It carries a current boiler certificate dated 03/05/16 and the next hydraulic test is due in 2018. The engine requires re-tubing and a full set of new tubes is included.
Estimate: £75,000 - £85,000 (+ Fees*)
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1922 McLaren 8nhp Road Locomotive No. 1713
Reg. No. NH 3998. Double crank compound. Fully sprung. Three speed.
The company of John and Henry McLaren was founded in 1876 and established their works in Hunslet, Leeds, next door to Fowlers. They developed a range of traction engines, steam rollers and ploughing engines before moving to diesel engines in the early 1930s. They were renowned and highly respected for their rugged engineering quality, producing a strong and efficient engine which won many awards both at home and abroad. McLarens had a good overseas market with over 50% of their products exported. Arguably their most respected engines were the immensely powerful road locomotives of which No. 1713 is one of only two UK supplied 8nhp engines to survive. Originally built as a crane locomotive, the engine was supplied new to the Smith Timber Company of Northampton in 1922. After a relatively short period of time, it passed to Northampton Corporation where it continued to work until the late 1940s, when it was sold to the timber contractors Wards of Wolsingham, Co Durham. Wards already had a similar size 8nhp compound McLaren traction engine. In the early 1960s Dryden Ward converted No 1713 in to a showman's engine and named it "General French". Now painted maroon, the engine then passed to Marriots in Yorkshire, before crossing the Irish Sea to join the collection of the Lord O'Neal in the early 1970s. In his ownership, the McLaren was fitted with a new heavily constructed firebox by the well-known Belfast engineers Rory Woolf. When the honourable gentleman bought the Burrell Scenic Showmans engine "Quo Vadis", the McLaren now named "Banshee", was sold in the 1980s to the Birch family of Sellinge, Kent, who rallied it for many years. It is the intention of the family to revert the engine back to its original road locomotive form. It is described by the owners as being in good, sound mechanical condition and has several years to run on the hydraulic cycle. McLaren engines are currently extremely popular and highly sought after. This example is certainly one of the most important, and potentially most valuable.
Estimate: £250,000 - £300,000 (+ Fees*)
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John Fowler and Co, Leeds. One pair of BB1 Ploughing Engines. Works Nos 15210 and 15211
"Horsa" and "Hengist".
Reg. Nos. AD 8990 and AD 8991. Built 1918. 16 NHP. Weight approx. 18 Tons. Double Crank Compound cylinders. Fitted with cast iron plates bearing the inscription "Registered by Gloucester County Council Nos 223 and 224"
This pair of ploughing engines were originally ordered by G.W. Stephens of Dumbleton, Gloucestershire through the Ministry of Munitions. In September 1918 the order was transferred by the Board of Agriculture to the Winchcombe Steam Plough Company, Greet, near Winchcombe, Glos, who operated the engines and original tackle for the Gloucester War Agricultural Executive Committee.
In September 1938, the engines were sold to the well-known contractors Bomford and Evershed of Salford Priors, Warwickshire and then subsequently in 1957 to Bomford and Carr Ltd of Binton, Warwickshire. In 1967 they were sold to Mr Bob Say of Cheddar for preservation. In his ownership they attended rallies and featured at working demonstrations at the Great Dorset Steam Fair in the 1970s until 1980 when they required boiler work. In 1998 the Fowlers were purchased by the present owners at the Cheffins Vintage Sale.
After purchase, both engines had fire bars and tubes removed for a full boiler inspection. They were both considered to be in similar condition and required virtually identical work. The firebox, tender and smokebox needed replacement, but the boiler barrels were both found to be in good order. The front tube plates were also sound with only a small amount of wastage on the flange.
While "Hengist" was left totally complete and untouched, No. 15210 "Horsa" was fully renovated between April 1998 and August 1999. All the boiler work was carried out by Israel Newton to the satisfaction of the boiler inspector Mr John Glaze. A number of gears were refurbished by B and C Gears. The rear axle was completely refurbished including drive pins by Bicknells. All the motion work was fully renovated and meticulously polished taking many hours over many weeks. Since renovation the engine has been steamed less than a dozen times, appearing only at the Onslow Park Rally in 1999 and 2000, winning best engine in show on both occasions, it comes with a full hydraulic certificate. Now offered as a pair of engines with Hengist requiring restoration.
Estimate: £145,000 - £160,000 (+ Fees*)
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Burrell, an extremely rare c1914 traction engine living van on named steel wheels with un-sprung wooden chassis, the interior with storage box and bunks, rear access full height storage unit 4ft deep, with rear towing eye and front drawbar. Ex Doran Bros. Thetford and thought to be one of only three Burrell living vans still in existence. During renovation work carried out in 2000 a dated pencil inscription was found beneath the internal cladding describing 1000 soldiers marching through Thetford on August 20th 1914. The Huntingdonshire registration number EW 2239 to the rear belongs to Aveling & Porter 10t road roller "Happy Wanderer" No.8918The following lots (3051 - 3053) are consigned from the Rollestone Collection of Colin Knight
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Foden 4 wheel trailer, fully sprung on cast wheels with solid rubber tyres, the restored drop-side wooden body liveried for Colin Knight, New Forest. 12ft 6ins x 6ft 10ins
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Taskers of Andover pole trailer, fully sprung on solid rim riveted spoked wheels, an older restoration
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Living wagon in Brayshaw style, the plank clad body with Mollycroft roof, belly box (with initials A N for Arthur Napper in painted showman's type script), rear box and much ornate applied carving. Standing on pneumatic tyres. The interior with coal fired cooking range and apparently all original fixtures and fittings, in dry storage for 30 years and now requiring some restoration work. 16ft
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Replica Roadmans wagon built by retired joiner, fitted with road lights and brakes, 4 berth and on pneumatic tyres
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A steam engine road van stated to have been made and used by Sturgeon Bros who were thrashing contractors of Stanton, Suffolk. The vendor informs us that the wagon is in its original paint and, whilst lacking the stove is largely original throughout.
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Living Van, Same owner since 1958, restored inside, rest of van original condition
| The following lots (3057 - 3068) are consigned from the Rollestone Collection of Colin Knight | |
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21ft steam launch 'Sir Lancelot' (formerly Pterion). FRP hull with hardwood superstructure. Built in 1991 by the Elephant Boat yard, fitted with vertical flue steel boiler (re-tubed 2000) and a Stuart Turner 6A twin cylinder engine. Last used approximately 7 years ago and in dry storage since, this elegant vessel is fitted with canvas awnings and is offered for sale complete with its RM twin axle trailer. The comprehensive history file shows Sir Lancelot to be No. 46954 on the Small Ships Register, the last Safety Scheme Certificate expired in 2007 and the last available 'Thorough Examination' boiler test certificate is dated July 2006 with indication of the last hydraulic test being completed in 2001
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