Description of the vehicle
Tractor Porsche A108 Diesel single cylinder red. This tractor has been restored both aesthetically and mechanically. All accessories, linkage, and power take-offs are functional and ready to work. Sought after model for enthusiasts or collectors. Porsche-Diesel is also a former German manufacturer of agricultural tractors active between 1956 and 1963. The tractor production plant was located in Friedrichshafen-Manzell near Lake Constance. The origin comes from a request from Hitler, he wants an inexpensive tractor, mass-produced, a concept similar to that of the people's car, the famous Beetle. The 108 hp Porsche 14 Junior is a single-cylinder tractor, technical successor to the Allgaier A111. The story begins in 1937, Adolf Hitler asks Ferdinand Porsche to study a small agricultural tractor accessible by all farmers, this study takes the name of ''Volksschelepper'' (people's tractor). After the end of the war, Erwin Allgaier, manufacturer of agricultural tools and manufacturer of sheet metal parts, based in Uhingen in Swabia (Baden-Württemberg), is interested in the project of a popular tractor. It was after an agreement between Allgaier and Porsche in 1949 , that the firm Allgaier presents the tractor type 313 for Porsche and AP 17 for Allgaier, its two tractors have a power of 18 HP. Available from 1957, the Porsche 108 is the twin brother of the Allgaier A111 tractor, the Porsche junior tractor, type 108, is equipped with a single-cylinder engine with a power of 14 HP and 822 cubic cm.