Original wd45 sells tomorrow!!
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Topic: Original wd45 sells tomorrow!!
Posted By: ac45dave
Subject: Original wd45 sells tomorrow!!
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 4:16pm
Anyone got any interest in this ole gem?Sells tomorrow on mecum at davenport.Sure would look good in my collection. https://www.mecum.com/lots/GA0418-322699/1956-allis-chalmers-wd45/" rel="nofollow - listing link  ------------- 54 wd-45gas ; 56 wd-45d N/F w/fact p/s ; 63 d-17 sIII N/F gas ; 60 D14 N/F ; 67 d-17 sIV N/F gas ; 63D15 sII W/F; 39rc#667 ; 2021 massey 4710 fwa ; gravely 2 wheel tractors |
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 4:24pm
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Amazing the battery box is still intact like most that age. Hope it goes high for the seller. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: ac45dave
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 4:34pm
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This is part of Andrew Gubbels dads collection I believe. ------------- 54 wd-45gas ; 56 wd-45d N/F w/fact p/s ; 63 d-17 sIII N/F gas ; 60 D14 N/F ; 67 d-17 sIV N/F gas ; 63D15 sII W/F; 39rc#667 ; 2021 massey 4710 fwa ; gravely 2 wheel tractors |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 5:45pm
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That would be the perfect companion to set alongside my family's all original All-Crop Super 100! But I know it will be out of my price range. Hope whoever gets it brings it to Hutch! As most of you know, they are featuring "surviving original" equipment this year. I'd love to see that tractor, and document the locations of all the decals, colors of different parts, etc. for people in the future. You know how guys always squabble about how "that decal should be over there"...."No it shouldn't! It goes HERE!"...etc. Being able to reference this tractor would hopefully put an end to that sort of thing. |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2018 at 9:02pm
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I believe that is the one I looked at last summer at a Bobcat dealer, tried to deal with them a little and when I went back it was gone. Not sure of this but it fits the description to a T. It was as original as you will find in my opinion. ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: ac45dave
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 10:46am
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Any guesses what it will bring?? ------------- 54 wd-45gas ; 56 wd-45d N/F w/fact p/s ; 63 d-17 sIII N/F gas ; 60 D14 N/F ; 67 d-17 sIV N/F gas ; 63D15 sII W/F; 39rc#667 ; 2021 massey 4710 fwa ; gravely 2 wheel tractors |
Posted By: hillmonkey
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 11:03am
I will guess, 21k |
ac45dave wrote:Posted By: Richardmo
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 11:12am
| $12000.00 Not a guess that what it sold for. |
Posted By: ac45dave
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 11:13am
------------- 54 wd-45gas ; 56 wd-45d N/F w/fact p/s ; 63 d-17 sIII N/F gas ; 60 D14 N/F ; 67 d-17 sIV N/F gas ; 63D15 sII W/F; 39rc#667 ; 2021 massey 4710 fwa ; gravely 2 wheel tractors |
Posted By: Nathan (SD)
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 1:28pm
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Just my opinion, but I dont think it would have brought that much on day 2.
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 8:05pm
| I thought the final bid was $12,250, but I see the Mecum website says $12,600. Either way, it sold pretty well. |
Posted By: Richardmo
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2018 at 11:18pm
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Sold for $12000.00 Add the buyer premium of 5% Final cost was $12600.00 |
Posted By: Tim (Cent.WI)
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 7:41am
| Nathan it did sell on day 2. |
Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 8:41am
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Thought Sat was day 3? ------------- 1945 C, 1949 WF and WD, 1981 185, 1982 8030, unknown D14(nonrunner) |
Posted By: Nathan (SD)
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 1:03pm
Sorry. I meant day 3. I had clicked on ac45dave post that said Day 2 to watch the sale yesterday. The tractors on day 3 of all brands sold on the low side, I thought. Seems the crowd thinned out as the eager spenders went home. |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 1:27pm
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That's a whole lot more than I'd ever think about paying for the WD45,doubt I'd fork that out for one just off the show room floor .Every time it gets cranked the value goes down. |
Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 5:02pm
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I just don't get it. I am happy for the seller, but what makes this "original" so special that someone would pay 8-10 times what it is worth? It doesn't have an hour meter, so we can't know how few hours are on it. The shine is clearly not original, waxed okay, but was it clear coated? No longer original if clear coated. While I will agree there aren't a lot of good looking original factory paint jobs left out there, but there are some. I know there are people like my grandpa and his brother that would wash their tractors once a week, and wax them often. So there have to be more than just this one, so why such a high sale price? What was so special about it? ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 08 Apr 2018 at 9:53pm
| It was on TV in the infamies Mecum auction |
Posted By: Tim (Cent.WI)
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 8:22am
| Just to clear up some confusion, this WD45 sold on Saturday which was the Last day of the auction, most people call this day 2 because nothing is sold on Thursday, its just a look around day. I understand where there was a bit of confusion because the have the sale listed as the 5th-7th, but nothing happens on the 5th. I was there both days and the tractors on Saturday brought good money for the most part, just as good as Friday in my opinion as this WD45 represents. |
Posted By: 45 turboa-
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 5:12pm
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The JD 4520 went for a nuts price I told my wife that grew up in a jd family I put a lot of hours on one it was the most gutless wonder I ever chopped with my 220 A-C would of made a fool of it !! Some kind of people don't care what they buy ! ------------- turbocharged |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2018 at 5:19pm
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There is a lid for every jar . No matter what the jar is . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Butch(OH)
Date Posted: 10 Apr 2018 at 7:21am
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Every time I see an original anything sell like that I think back to a time in the hobby when people started with excellent tractors just like that one and the first thing they did was gave it a quick spray job to spruce it up. At the time there was no reason to fool with the lower end tractors that people later dumped tons of money into (and now wished they hadnt) and those who repainted the nice originals,, now wished they hadn't either, LOL. |