Mecum Announces Gone Farmin’ Vintage Tractor Auction

For more than 20 years, Mecum Auctions has specialized in the sale of classic, muscle and high-end collector cars, providing automotive enthusiasts with an exciting environment to buy and sell vehicles. Now, the auction experts are bringing the Mecum experience to the tractor world with their first-ever Gone Farmin’ Tractor Auction, Aug. 7, 2010, in Walworth, Wis.

Mecum’s Gone Farmin’ Auction will offer more than 200 vintage tractors up for sale, including a rare 1954 Farmall Super Mdv Ta Tractor (Lot S44) that is one of 64 Super MTA high crop tractors built. Of those 64 built, this Farmall is one of less than 20 that came with a diesel engine.

“Antique tractors have become valuable investment pieces and we are excited to bring a variety of sought-after tractors to one central location for collectors to inspect, enjoy and purchase,” said Dan Mecum, operations manager for Mecum Auctions. “Attendees can expect to see everything from a 1960 John Deere Veggie Special to International, Allis Chalmers and Case tractors go up for bid.”

A second generation member of the company, Dan has a personal interest in restoring antique tractors and is leading Mecum’s tractor auction. His father, Dana Mecum, started The Mecum Auction Company in 1988 in Rockford, Ill.
The Gone Farmin’ Vintage Tractor Auction takes place on a 10-acre property off Highway 14 near Lake Geneva and is open to the general public at no cost. Mecum is currently accepting consignments and bidder registration for the event. For more information, email tractors@mecum.com. Consignment, bidder and event information is available online at www.Mecum.com or by calling 815.568.8888.

Schedule:

Gone Farmin’ Tractor Auction
August 7, 2010
445 S. Main St. (Route 14)
Walworth, WI 53184
Preview: Friday 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Auction: Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

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