History was made at a one-day collectors sale of classic, vintage, and antique tractors, plant, machinery and motor cars, at Castle Irvine in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, when a Massey Ferguson 390T tractor sold for £30,000.

The Massey Ferguson 390 which had undergone a full ‘Grade A’ restoration, was bought new in 1995, at a cost of £28,315 and 26 years later, made £30,000 – the highest price paid for a Massey Ferguson 390T of this age in the UK.

LEADING prices

Other prominent tractors – £14,000 1974 Massey Ferguson 1200 4WD multi power articulated tractor; £23,500 1989 Ford 7810 4WD silver F111 jubilee tractor, dual power.

Other notable lots – £19,000 1912 Ford model T torpedo style open tourer; £29,000 1924 Austin 20 tourer.

Auctioneers: Euro Auctions.