The initial wave of Platinum Edition 3CX backhoe loaders has rolled off the production lines at JCB's World Headquarters at Rocester, Staffordshire in colours last seen more than 40 years ago on the JCB 3C III model.
The machines come with red buckets, full white cab and red wheels instead of the customary black and yellow finish. The limited edition 3CX backhoes have air-conditioned cabs, with heated seat and in-cab coffee maker.
A total of 70 of these limited edition machines will be manufactured – one for every year that JCB has been in business – and shipped around the world. JCB began backhoe loader production in 1953, since when it has produced more than 600,000 of them.
JCB backhoe loader managing director Yvette Henshall-Bell said: “There has been a huge amount of interest in these special backhoes. They look absolutely stunning and we are delighted that customers from all over the world are ordering them.”
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