1950 Porsche 339 Super Tractor

The name Porsche may be synonymous with high performance sports cars but Professor Porsche had a long-standing plan to build tractors and the first model, dubbed the Type AP17, debuted at the 40th Germany Agricultural Show held in Frankfurt in 1950. Based in Manzell, a suburb of Friedrichshafen in southern Germany, the Porsche-Diesel factory began turning out innovative tractors noted for their lightweight construction, air-cooled engines, hydraulic clutch and centrifugal oil filter. Within a few years, the range had been expanded to include single, twin, triple and four-cylinder variants - all with a common bore and stroke of 92mm by 116mm. By the late 1950s, the range consisted of the Junior, Standard and Super and the diesel engines were largely standardised to keep production costs down. Most Porsche tractors have long since disappeared after tough working lives on farms across Europe, with surviving examples taking on collectable status thanks to the badge and have proven popular with Porsche collectors around the world looking for something a little out of the ordinary.