Vickers Vigor crawler tractor

Spotted this at Camps End, the footpath from Camps End to Castle Camps church runs right through the yard where a local agricultural machinery collector/dealer keeps some of his stuff.

This machine is for sale the blurb states "For restoration, sold new to McAlpines for use on the M1 road, only 3000hrs, very good tracks, blade is good, has been standing for many years & will need work, nice project with good history!" So, if you're looking for a project for the evenings and weekends...

The Vigor chassis became a distinctive feature of the Gerry Anderson Thunderbirds TV series. Many of the pod-carried land vehicles used by Thunderbird 2 such as Firefly and the carrier vehicle for The Mole were based on the Vigor.


The extras are of the Engine manufacturers ID Plate and the 'Vigor' badge