Registration No: PAS 323
Chassis No: SKMY287161
MOT: None

• Part of the collection since 2003
• 2088cc engine, original specification
• In need of recommissioning / renovation

‘It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no other tractor design in history that has contributed more to the feeding of the world’ (Michael Thorne, Massey Ferguson 35 and 65 Models in Detail)

Launched at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on October 1^st 1956, the Massey Ferguson 35 initially sported a Grey and Bronze colour scheme before switching to Grey and Red the following year. Available in agricultural, industrial or vineyard specifications, the newcomer replaced the redoubtable TE20. Introduced on November 8^th 1962, the 35-X boasted increased engine outputs and a ‘multi-power’ system which enabled the driver to shift up or down a gear without using the clutch. Massey Ferguson’s Banner Lane factory despatched 388,382 35s of all types between 1956-1964.

A petrol/paraffin model, chassis SKMY287161 was first registered with the DVLA as ‘PAS 323’ on February 1^st 2003. Part of the late Mr Lucas’s collection since then (if not before), the Massey Ferguson appears to be scruffy but complete. A desirable model, this 35-X should hopefully prove a straightforward and rewarding project.

PLEASE NOTE: This lot is a Massey Ferguson 35 and not a 35-X as catalogued. The 'Extra Power' / 'X' nomenclature was only applied to diesel powered models.

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737