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Established for over 15 years, Gibbard Tractors specialise in rare original literature for collectors. We supply sales brochures and manuals for tractors and a wide range of machinery. In this section of the site we hope to provide regular news updates and listings for events. We also have a section for new stock which will also be updated on a regular basis.

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Vintage Tractor & Countryside Heritage magazine

Stuart Gibbard is now editor of Vintage Tractor & Countryside Heritage magazine.

Vintage Tractor & Countryside Heritage has been re-launched as an exciting new monthly nostalgia magazine appealing to every tractor enthusiast – from the collector and restorer to everyone fascinated by the old rural ways.

Reminisce about the days when men were men and tractors were temperamental but more interesting!

Enjoy a fresh approach to the subject with unrivalled historical content, nostalgic photographs and fascinating interviews with those who were there at the time. The magazine concentrates on the golden age of tractors when life was simpler and farming was at the very heart of every village.

First published 29 years ago, this market-leading monthly in
the preservation scene is the original magazine for collectors, restorers and enthusiasts of older tractors as well as those who love the disappearing country ways.

Now edited by Stuart Gibbard – Britain’s most knowledgeable tractor enthusiast. For more information about Vintage Tractor & Countryside Heritage magazine, visit its sister magazine at www.bestofbritishmag.co.uk.

Auction for Stuart Gibbard – 26 September 2009

Massey Ferguson’s fire engine to star in auction of classic tractors and vehicles for tractor historian, Stuart Gibbard.

MF-fire-engine-2 Massey Ferguson’s former fire tender and several rare tractors that have featured in national magazines will be offered for sale by auction on 26 September on behalf of well-known tractor journalist and historian, Stuart Gibbard. The appliance, which provided fire cover at MF’s Banner Lane factory from 1993 to 2002, is based on a forward-control Land Rover. Also included in the auction are a number of rare and unusual vintage and classic tractors and a large amount of tractor literature.

The tractors include a Bolinder Munktell BM 230 and an International 560 together with a selection of Case/DB models. As well as the Land Rover fire engine, a very scarce Land Rover Series 1 with the 2-litre diesel engine will also be offered in the auction. With Stuart’s journalistic connections (he is currently editor of Old Tractor magazine), most of the tractors and vehicles in the sale have featured in or on the cover of several leading magazines, adding to their provenance and historical interest. Read the rest of this entry »