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Hi all - just curios, roughly how many new performance type super majors were produced ?! A few 1000 ?! Are they as rare and desirable as people make them out to be ?! Thanks

Hi
They where a short production from July 63- October 64 so not a long run by fordson standards.
I just found first and last serial number and took the low from the high number , it looks like there might of been 15811 tractors made if my thinking is correct
I think the biggest problem with them being rare is that back in the mid/ late 90's and probably before , Mid 90's is when I became aware of it through joining the tractor trade. There was a heavy export in them and many left the U.K so finding them is hard .
I remember seeing lines of them 100 or more at Cambridge machinery sales for months, and the same with 1000 series and other things like Massey 100 series. Also a lot never went through the sale they where container'd in private yards and sent.
I know 1 guy from my time living in the U.K that shipped maybe 20 containers (5 or more tractors in each) of new performance supers In 1 Year when export was good on them .
I will say I never got in to export sales I only shipped what I had in my private collection when I came to Canada .
Export sales struck me as being the same as guys robbing stuff from tombs in pyramids and selling it , somebody's history was being sold and leaving the country, I still have my tractors here, No 1 is not an English NPSM . I managed to buy more Majors locally to fill the gaps and get a full set and then some .
Now lots of these tractors are scarce and make good money because of export .
I hope this answers your question
Regards Robert

In about 1992 I remember all the papers had adverts from dealers looking for 100 series masseys and super majors .I think they were exported to places like Turkey .I was talking to a dealer last year and he said at one stage he had 15 supers sitting in his yard that were all exported.

ThankS Liam &robert - seems like a lot of them have been exported !! Hence why people are after them in the uk ! Shame they all went abroad but is it any wonder people would want these excellent machines !! I better keep hold of mine !! They're only getting rarer it seems. Thanks: michael

Mjg1705 wrote:ThankS Liam &robert - seems like a lot of them have been exported !! Hence why people are after them in the uk ! Shame they all went abroad but is it any wonder people would want these excellent machines !! I better keep hold of mine !! They're only getting rarer it seems. Thanks: michael

Hi Michel
Seems like a good plan I know of 1 that got shipped, The family had it from new, spent nothing much on it only routine fordson maintenance and the odd other thing like a clutch and 1 motor re build, It looked very straight had all the options and everything original and working as it should including lights .
It shipped for twice what they paid for it in 64 . They thought it was a cracking deal, But I bet in the right auction and guys there that would of been a 10.000 quid tractor now , I could of got it for export guys profit but was not flush with cash that month .
Regards Robert

Yes I think it's wise ! Ha yes indeed - 10000 if not more nowadays !! Especially if original !! Now it's wise to buy anything that seems fit for export !! But one advantage to us owners is that every time one has gone- is going - ours are gaining value ! But for a bad reason unfortunatly