The 2004 National Farm Toy Tractor: The Massey Ferguson 1500
AGCO is generally less represented in the toy market than John Deere, Case IH, and New Holland. When it was announced that an AGCO branded Massey Ferguson was going to be the 2004 show tractor, many collectors including myself were very excited.
The 1500 is another tractor featuring die cast construction, clear cab glass, and black paint which represents the weather stripping. The level of detail is excellent, and although a similar Massey was cast back in the 80s’ this tractor is much more realistic.
An interesting note on this tractor is that the literature advertising this tractor showed it with a very detailed 3pt hitch. However upon release there was only a drawbar on the tractor. The wheels on this tractor are also different from the Toy Farmer literature which made its release even more of surprise.
According to the Ertl pamphlet there were 8,202 1/32nd units produced and 8,200 1/64th scale units. When they were released these tractor sold for $10, currently I have seen them selling in the $25-35 range from the national show and online dealers. Because of their relative low production numbers (the lowest in this series), I would expect them to maintain their current value, with potential for a slight increase.
AGCO is generally less represented in the toy market than John Deere, Case IH, and New Holland. When it was announced that an AGCO branded Massey Ferguson was going to be the 2004 show tractor, many collectors including myself were very excited.
The 1500 is another tractor featuring die cast construction, clear cab glass, and black paint which represents the weather stripping. The level of detail is excellent, and although a similar Massey was cast back in the 80s’ this tractor is much more realistic.
An interesting note on this tractor is that the literature advertising this tractor showed it with a very detailed 3pt hitch. However upon release there was only a drawbar on the tractor. The wheels on this tractor are also different from the Toy Farmer literature which made its release even more of surprise.
According to the Ertl pamphlet there were 8,202 1/32nd units produced and 8,200 1/64th scale units. When they were released these tractor sold for $10, currently I have seen them selling in the $25-35 range from the national show and online dealers. Because of their relative low production numbers (the lowest in this series), I would expect them to maintain their current value, with potential for a slight increase.
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