Jeremy Clarkson and co-star Kaleb Cooper attended the auction in Cambridgeshire
Jeremy Clarkson, the former Top Gear presenter who has turned to farming at Diddly Squat Farm, has sold his Lamborghini tractor at an auction in Cambridgeshire. The green tractor went under the hammer at the Cheffins Monthly Machinery Sale at Sutton, near Ely, on Monday, June 9, 2025.
Cheffins features in Series five of Clarkson’s Farm, appearing in episode six, which was released on June 10, 2026. The auctioneers had been called in to value and sell Jeremy Clarkson’s most famous pieces of kit – a 50-horsepower 2016 Deutz-Fahr tractor.
Having first visited Diddly Squat to assess the tractor, Oliver Godfrey, head of machinery sales at Cheffins, provided a valuation in April 2025 before entering it into the firm’s monthly sale. As seen in the episode, Mr Clarkson said: “The green Lambo hadn’t turned a wheel in weeks, so I decided to sell it, which meant getting it valued by an agricultural auctioneer.”
After Mr Godfrey inspected the tractor, Mr Clarkson asked: “So, I would be quite keen to hear what you think you could get for it?”
Mr Godfrey replied: “It’s not the easiest thing to sell in the world, I’ll be honest, but I would look somewhere in the region of between £50,000 and £60,000.” Mr Clarkson replied: “It’s quite a lot less than I paid for it. I paid £80,000.”
However, the tractor itself proved a magnet for attention on sale day, according to Cheffins. Modified by Mr Clarkson himself with a bespoke cab lift and Lamborghini branding, it drew strong interest from both serious buyers and Diddly Squat fans. With 3,180 hours on the clock, it sold finally for £70,500 to a UK-based regular buyer, following a total of 62 bids.
Clarkson, accompanied by farming contractor and co-star Kaleb Cooper, attended the sale at the Cheffins’ auction facility, with filming taking place throughout the day. The pair toured the 40-acre sale ground, reportedly discussing the diverse range of machinery on offer.
As the Deutz-Fahr entered the drive-through auction hall, Mr Clarkson predicted: “Here it is. There’s going to be a frenzy of bidding.” As the bidding gathered pace, he added: “We are actually getting closer to the £80,000 that I had paid for it.”
When the hammer finally fell at £70,500, both Clarkson and Cooper appeared delighted with the result. Summing up the outcome, Clarkson joked: “Well, it was a financial hit, but it wasn’t a financial kick in the nuts.”
Mr Godfrey said: “Clarkson’s Farm has done a huge amount to raise awareness of the realities of farming life in the UK. With its massive ratings, Jeremy Clarkson has brought the challenges and economic pressures facing farmers to a much broader audience, both here and internationally. It’s been a real boost for the industry’s profile, and many farmers are genuinely grateful for that.
“We were therefore really pleased to be invited to work with Jeremy on the sale of the Deutz-Fahr tractor. In true Clarkson style, he’d added a few entertaining modifications — particularly the lift, which was unlike anything I’ve seen before, along with the Lamborghini badges — and these certainly got people talking and added to the appeal on the day.”
The episode of Clarkson’s Farm featuring Cheffins can be watched on Amazon Prime Video.


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