The weather for the Fordson Model N 90th year display was cold, with drizzle all day but that did not stop the Model N's and their owners turning up in force.

There were 53 N's at the final count and to me that was fantastic.

 

 

 

Bernard Pike helping in organising the display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garden of England Vintage Machinery guys waiting for the afternoons "Heatwave". Plenty of good humoured, freindly banter going on all day between the different clubs and that's what makes this show so good.

 

 

 

 

OI !!! whats going on here then ??

a little bit of design copyright, hope Rob Royce knows, well he does now.....   

                    

 

 

 

Cars and motorbikes both vintage, classic & modified, steamers were all on display with their club stands.

 

 

Convertable Morris Minors with Wolfrace wheels on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

A Nice display of Triumph Police bikes through the years

 

 

 

 

 

 

1918 McCormick Deering M 3hp & 1930 Drake & Fletcher Mistifier Pump off a orchard sprayer

   

 

1963 Ransom MG40

 

 

Four Oaks Sprayers

 

A lovley Trusty Tractor

 

 

 

 

These tractors were fitted with weights and a frame of steel girders slung along the sides and ends, with padding or wooden “buffers” at front and rear (and a tow hook at the back) to do their job without damaging the bodywork of the vehicle they were moving.

Built at Ford’s Dagenham Works, 351X was bought new in 1937 and was used mainly at the Tramway Central Repair Depot (or overhaul works) in Charlton, South-East London. With others, it replaced a small standard gauge steam locomotive that had previously moved trams and shunted railway goods trucks arriving from the adjacent Southern Railway branch line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to the Museum of British Transport Depot at Acton for allowing the tractor to be on our display.

 

To view Museum of British Transport / London Transport Museum website

 

 

 

1st - Brian Lewis - Model N Hedge Cutter

 

   

 

 

 

2nd - Dave Coppard - Model N Trencher fitted with Rotaped tracks and a Creeper gearbox