This 1973 Lamborghini R804DT tractor is said to be in great condition and one of two available from the seller despite their rarity. The Porsche Diesel tractors get a good deal of press among car fans, but these 4WD Lambos basically blow their doors off. We hear this one eats Excellence magazines and R-Gruppe grille badges for breakfast. Find it here on Craigslist in Selma, California for $9500. Special thanks to BaT reader Josef L. for this submission!
Jay Leno ran a great feature last month with the owner of a fully restored Lamborghini tractor. Though an earlier model than this one, it gives a good feel for the style and build quality of these tractors. The one on offer here came a few years later and looks heavier duty vs the R485 in the video.
There is some serious Central Valley patina on this one, but the dry climate usually treats sheetmetal pretty well. At first we thought that was a wiring harness at left, but it looks like just a frayed section of rope.
The shot below is fairly famous even though the tractors have very little to do with the sports cars. It is interesting that a search for Lamborghinis on the Fresno Craigslist returns only this tractor and a fake Countach.
Car people would think that this is a pretty cool device, but what would tractor people and farmers think? Is this thing a little bit like bringing a Jalpa to a Shelby club event? We’d like looking at it nonetheless, and maybe even driving it too.