1959 Porsche 218 Tractor

The Beaulieu Sale: Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia|2 September 2023, 14:30 BST|Beaulieu, National Motor Museum

1959 Porsche 218 Tractor
Registration no. not registered
Chassis no. 2884

After the war's end Porsche was barred from producing tractors (only companies that had been making tractors prior to and during the war were permitted to do so) and thus was forced to license its designs to other manufacturers. Agreements were concluded with two companies - Allgaier GmbH in Germany and Hofherr Schrantz in Austria - and then in 1954 Mannesmann AG diversified into tractor manufacture by acquiring the rights to Porsche's engine and Allgaier's tractor design, setting up Porsche-Diesel Motorenbau GmbH. In 1956 Mannesmann built a new manufacturing facility at the old Zeppelin factory in Friedrichshafen-Manzell, where Porsche tractors continued to be built until production ceased. Porsche-Diesel Motorenbau manufactured over 125,000 tractors between 1956 and 1963, many of which were exported, its products gaining the same reputation for sound engineering and superb build quality as their road-car relatives.
This Porsche 218 tractor is powered by a twin-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine of 1,644cc producing 25bhp. The vehicle is presented in restored mechanical whilst cosmetically it remains unrestored. Offered for sale without documents.

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