Highlights
- Pre-facelift model in concours condition
- Very rare and desirable model
- Fully restored to a very high standard
- Used exclusively for shows and display since restoration
- Documentation and matching numbers available
The Appeal
The 1R was, and is, an amazing piece of design and engineering. Purpose-built for Italy’s smallholders and therefore light, robust, easy to work on and agile, it also displayed Italianate verve with its classic orange and blue colour scheme. This is a tractor you could see working from miles away.
Featuring Lamborghini’s air-cooled 1.5L diesel engine plus innovations like a fully synchromesh 3spd gearbox, the 1R was built in relatively small numbers. This 1967 example is a desirable pre-facelift model with the smoother, flowing front end. It has been subject to a truly extensive, high-level restoration that, as the photos show, covered virtually every area of the tractor from mechanics to aesthetics.
It has been used only for shows and display since restoration, so it remains in extremely good condition. The vendor describes it as ‘concours’ - you can judge for yourself in the photos. It is said to be matching numbers with documentation to prove this. A collector-grade example of the very desirable and sought-after 1R.
History and Paperwork
- Manufactured in 1967
- Documentation and matching numbers available
- Fully restored and overhauled to concours condition
- Photographic record of restoration and parts replacement in photos
The Condition
- Factory-correct restoration finished to a very high standard as shown
- Very good condition as only used for shows and display since completion
- Finished in orange and blue paint scheme with correct decals
- Well detailed with few indications of use
The Mechanics
- 1.5-litre air cooled diesel engine
- Three-speed fully synchromesh gearbox with dual range
- Mechanical components restored to a high standard
- Fully overhauled during restoration with evidence in photos
- Little used since restoration as limited to displays and shows
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