The Driffield Steam and Vintage Rally is held each August on Driffield Show Ground at Driffield in East Yorkshire, England. The gathering is organised by the The East Riding Engine Club. The Event is held to raise money for local charities, and is partially sponsored by local business. 2014 is the 25th rally. The site is a large relatively flat area sheltered by trees with hard standing road ways and some permanent facilities situated on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds The club awards a large number of trophies for a wide range of classes of exhibits.Don't miss the road run of the steam engines, vintage tractors, steam cars, classic cars, motor cycles etc in to the centre of Driffield on Saturday evening, and raising money for Yorkshire Cancer Research.
The event is a National Traction Engine Trust Authorised Event.
- Exhibit classes include
- Steam engines
- Tractors
- Commercial vehicles
- Vintage Cars
- Vintage Motorcycles
- Vintage caravans & Showman's living vans
- Collectable Models
- Collectables
- Stationary Engines
- Fairground rides, Stalls and Fairground Organs
- Working area
- Show ring
- Club stand for East Riding Engine Club who organise the rally.
- Craft tent
- Trade stalls
- A selection of catering vans and The Beer tent
- Etc.
2010 Event[]
The 2010 event was the 21st Anniversary of this event.
2010 steam line up[]
The exhibits included a number of first time visitors to the event. The engines section had over 30 entries and about the same number of miniature steam engines., with groups of exhibits by local model engineering clubs of other machines, boats, planes etc.
NOTE list based on 2008 version and is to be updated.
entry no. | Engine (make & No.) | Name | Type | year built | Reg no. | Owner | Photo | Misc info | |
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1 | Foster no. 14431 | Robin Hood | Showman's Engine | 1921 | FE 3217 | F & L Dockray, Loughborough | New canopy of local Ash & Oak | ||
2. | Aveling & Porter no. 14070 | Billy Boy | Showman's conversion | 1930 | VN 2094 | Turner Brothers collection |
150px]] |
Not seen at show ? -restored 2006-2008 (Ex Tractor) | |
3. | Aveling & Porter no. 8601 | ALBION | Showman's conversion | 1915 | OT 4239 | P. Bowron, Co Durham | Was originally built as a Roller | ||
4. | Burrell no. 3703 | Princess of Wales | Showman's Engine (old conversion) | 1915 | DW 2120 | D & M Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire | Ex Wynn's haulage, converted to Showmans Road loco in 1920's | ||
5. | Foster no. 14632 | Success | Showman's Engine | 1934 | AAU 370 | D. Byass, Little Weighton | notes | ||
6. | Fowler no. 17578 | Evening Queen | Showman's conversion | 1926 | UA 5597 | M. Hadfield, Worksop Nottinghamshire | Ex DNA roller | ||
7. | Burrell no. 3888 | General Gough | Showman's Engine | 1921 | NO 2379 | N & B Myers & Sons, York | Extensive restoration 2004/5 | ||
not listed | Fowler no. 14321 | Yorkshire Belle | Showman's conversion | 1916 | BT 4580 | Turner Brothers | Was a Convertible tractor | ||
8. | Sentinel no. 7591 | - | Steam wagon | 1928 | WE 3236 | H. Bell, Leven | (photo at Harewood as no decent photo from this event) | ||
not listed | Sentinel no. 8803 ? | - | Steam wagon DG6 | 1933 | YD 7012 | I. Fearnley, Leeds | Incomplete rebuild | ||
9. | Steam Motorcycle | - | Motorcycle | 1904 | AD 3562 | A. E. Emuss, Staffordshire |
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Built using Chater-Lea cycle parts by a Mr. Hale of Bristol | |
10. | Marshall No.2 | Lucky Star | ?" scale model | 1991 | H234 PEF | R. Bowes, Middlesbrough | No.2 of 3 built - Seen driving model baler (see below) | ||
no number | make ? | - | Model Baler | year built ? | n/a | R. Bowes, Middlesbrough | Fully working model driven by steam engine (see above) | ||
11. | Burrell | - | 6" scale model Road loco | year ? | - | D. Evenson, Bradford |
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12. | Foden | Lady Emily | 6" scale model 1 ton wagon | 2006 | - | L. Blackburn, Leeds |
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13. | Foden | Lady Eleanor | 6£ scale model Showman's tractor | year | YD06 DRF | D. Davis, Wetherby |
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1 of 3 | |
14. | Fowler no. 21222 | Wee McGregor | Traction engine | 1937 | CS 5409 | D & V Hubbuck, Hexham | ex Ayr CC. | ||
15. | Aveling & Porter no. 11451 | Rhianon | Steam Tractor (conversion) | 1926 | PT 7442 | W. Renton | Ex Eddison Road Roller | ||
16. | Fowler no. 14406 | MTOTO | Traction engine | 1917 | U 4171 | K. Collins, Hensall | |||
17. | Marshall no. 38024 | Cressing Temple | Traction Engine | 1902 | TA 629 | D.P. Robinson | |||
18. | Marshall no. 87003 | Surprise | Traction Engine | 1934 | TL 3612 | Rockcliff Family | Owned by same Family for nearly 50 years ! | ||
19. | Marshall no. 79441 | - | Traction engine | 1925 | FU 4677 | J. Selby, Doncaster | Family owned since 1952 | ||
20. | Marshall no. 32092 | Black Bess | Traction Engine | 1899 | PY 5827 | Harrison Family | |||
21. | Burrell no. 3048 | - | Traction engine | 1908 | BD 5486 | M. H. Middlewood & Sons, | |||
22. | Aveling & Porter no. 12115 | Ex Rambler | Steam Tractor | 1928 | VW 5172 | N. Crisp, Grosmont, Yorkshire | Restoration to tractor from Showmans (Conversion) | ||
23. | Burrell no. 2417 | Old Dutch | Steam Tractor | 1901 | AF 4393 | M.J. Holt, Doncaster | |||
24. | Foster no. TR5 112/06 | Dragon | Steam tractor | 2007 | NK56 NRE | M. Young, Jarrow |
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Built by owner (no photo from event) | |
25. | Foster no. 14739 | Johnboy | Steam tractor | 2007 | GN07 UZE | I. Gilbert, Kent | New build by Dawson Brothers | ||
26. | Garrett no. 28249 | Bruce | Traction engine | 1910 | FX 8223 | D.B. Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire | notes | ||
27. | Fowler no. 11082 | Jaroslava | Ploughing Engines K5 | 1907 | SV 7345 | R. Goodwill, York | repatriated from Prague | ||
28. | Marshall no. 71396 | Doris | Portable engine | 1919 | - | R. Battersby, Glossop Derbyshire | Colonial fire box | ||
29. | Aveling & Porter no. 10556 | - | Steam Roller | 1923 | NU 544 | 150px]] | |||
30. | Fowler no. 18867 | IDA | Steam roller | 1930 | AFW 301 | D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire | 150px]] | ||
31. | Fowler no. 12503 | Bellingham | Steam roller | 1912 | J 7255 | D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire | 150px]] | Only N class roller in UK | |
32. | Fowler no. 15942 | Ralph | Steam roller | 1922 | WY 8058 | M. H. Middlewood, | |||
33. | Aveling-Barford AD155 | - | Diesel Road Roller | 1938 | TL 7540 | N. Grimshaw, Bradford | Single cylinder Blackstone engine | ||
34. | Fowler no. 17501 | Pentland Queen | Steam roller | 1927 | SY 3413 | R. Inman, Worksop Nottinghamshire | |||
entry no | no. | Name | type | year | reg | owner | Image | notes |
Commercial & Military vehicles[]
A number of interesting vehicles were present. But the layout was a bit poor with a second line hidden behind the ones fronting the roadways & no real order to the line up yet again !! (the tractors can sort it out so why not the commercials)
Details to follow once steam sorted
- (photos to follow later) And a few others trucks besides.
entry no. | Make & model / no. | Reg no. | Name (if named) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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2010 Tractors[]
The Tractor display was quite large with a number of interesting examples some of which are featured in other articles. The tractors were all lined up in order of the guide. (a few were missing on Sunday afternoon having disappeared straight after the ring parade) !!
A selection of some of the tractors I did get between rain showers are to follow.
entry no. | Make & model / no. | Reg no. | Serial no. (if known) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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2010 other exhibits[]
A selection of the other interesting exhibits from 2010 show
2009 Event[]
2009 steam entries[]
The exhibits included a number of first time visitors to the event. The engines section had over 30 entries and about the same number of miniature steam engines., with groups of exhibits by local model engineering clubs of other machines, boats, planes etc.
Note:List of entries is based on 2008 list & needs updating
entry no. | Engine (make & No.) | Name | Type | year built | Reg no. | Owner | Photo | Misc info | |
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Foster no. 14431 | Robin Hood | Showman's Engine | 1921 | FE 3217 | F & L Dockray, Loughborough | 150px]] | New canopy of local Ash & Oak | ||
Aveling & Porter no. 14070 | Billy Boy | Showman's conversion | 1930 | VN 2094 | Turner Brothers collection |
150px]] |
Not seen at show ? -restored 2006-2008 (Ex Tractor) | ||
Aveling & Porter no. 8601 | ALBION | Showman's conversion | 1915 | OT 4239 | P. Bowron, Co Durham | 150px]] | Was originally built as a Roller | ||
Burrell no. 3703 | Princess of Wales | Showman's Engine (old conversion) | 1915 | DW 2120 | D & M Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire | 150px]] | Ex Wynn's haulage, converted to Showmans Road loco in 1920's | ||
Foster no. 14632 | Success | Showman's Engine | 1934 | AAU 370 | D. Byass, Little Weighton | 150px]] | notes | ||
Fowler no. 17578 | Evening Queen | Showman's conversion | 1926 | UA 5597 | M. Hadfield, Worksop Nottinghamshire | 150px]] | Ex DNA roller | ||
Burrell no. 3888 | General Gough | Showman's Engine | 1921 | NO 2379 | N & B Myers & Sons, York | 150px]] | Extensive restoration 2004/5 | ||
Fowler no. 14321 | Yorkshire Belle | Showman's conversion | 1916 | BT 4580 | Turner Brothers | 150px]] | Was a Convertible tractor | ||
Sentinel no. 7591 | - | Steam wagon | 1928 | WE 3236 | H. Bell, Leven | 150px]] | |||
Sentinel no. 8803 ? | - | Steam wagon DG6 | 1933 | YD 7012 | I. Fearnley, Leeds | 150px]] | Ongoing rebuild | ||
Steam Motorcycle | - | Motorcycle | 1904 | AD 3562 | A. E. Emuss, Staffordshire |
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Built using Chater-Lea cycle parts by a Mr. Hale of Bristol | ||
Marshall No.2 | Lucky Star | ?" scale model | 1991 | H234 PEF | R. Bowes, Middlesbrough | 150px]] | No.2 of 3 built - Seen driving model baler (see below) | ||
Burrell | - | 6" scale model Road loco | year ? | - | D. Evenson, Bradford |
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Foden | Lady Emily | 6" scale model 1 ton wagon | 2006 | - | L. Blackburn, Leeds |
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Foden | Lady Eleanor | 6£ scale model Showman's tractor | year | YD06 DRF | D. Davis, Wetherby |
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1 of 3 | ||
Fowler no. 21222 | Wee McGregor | Traction engine | 1937 | CS 5409 | D & V Hubbuck, Hexham | 150px]] | ex Ayr CC. | ||
Aveling & Porter no. 11451 | Rhianon | Steam Tractor (conversion) | 1926 | PT 7442 | W. Renton | 150px]] | Ex Eddison Road Roller | ||
Fowler no. 14406 | MTOTO | Traction engine | 1917 | U 4171 | K. Collins, Hensall | 150px]] | |||
Marshall no. 38024 | Cressing Temple | Traction Engine | 1902 | TA 629 | D.P. Robinson | 150px]] | |||
Marshall no. 87003 | Surprise | Traction Engine | 1934 | TL 3612 | Rockcliff Family | 150px]] | Owned by same Family for nearly 50 years ! | ||
Marshall no. 79441 | - | Traction engine | 1925 | FU 4677 | J. Selby, Doncaster | 150px]] | Family owned since 1952 | ||
Marshall no. 32092 | Black Bess | Traction Engine | 1899 | PY 5827 | Harrison Family | 150px]] | |||
Burrell no. 3048 | - | Traction engine | 1908 | BD 5486 | M. H. Middlewood & Sons, | 150px]] | |||
Aveling & Porter no. 12115 | Ex Rambler | Steam Tractor | 1928 | VW 5172 | N. Crisp, Grosmont, Yorkshire | 150px]] | Restoration to tractor from Showmans (Conversion) | ||
Burrell no. 2417 | Old Dutch | Steam Tractor | 1901 | AF 4393 | M.J. Holt, Doncaster | 150px]] | |||
Foster no. TR5 112/06 | Dragon | Steam tractor | 2007 | NK56 NRE | M. Young, Jarrow |
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Built by owner (no photo from event) | ||
Foster no. 14739 | Johnboy | Steam tractor | 2007 | GN07 UZE | I. Gilbert, Kent | 150px]] | New build by Dawson Brothers | ||
Garrett no. 28249 | Bruce | Traction engine | 1910 | FX 8223 | D.B. Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire | 150px]] | notes | ||
Fowler no. 11082 | Jaroslava | Ploughing Engines K5 | 1907 | SV 7345 | R. Goodwill, York | 150px]] | repatriated from Prague | ||
Marshall no. 71396 | Doris | Portable engine | 1919 | - | R. Battersby, Glossop Derbyshire | 150px]] | Colonial fire box | ||
Aveling & Porter no. 10556 | - | Steam Roller | 1923 | NU 544 | 150px]] | ||||
Fowler no. 18867 | IDA | Steam roller | 1930 | AFW 301 | D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire | 150px]] | |||
Fowler no. 12503 | Bellingham | Steam roller | 1912 | J 7255 | D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire | 150px]] | Only N class roller in UK | ||
Fowler no. 15942 | Ralph | Steam roller | 1922 | WY 8058 | M. H. Middlewood, | 150px]] | |||
Aveling-Barford AD155 | - | Diesel Road Roller | 1938 | TL 7540 | N. Grimshaw, Bradford | 150px]] | Single cylinder Blackstone engine | ||
Fowler no. 17501 | Pentland Queen | Steam roller | 1927 | SY 3413 | R. Inman, Worksop Nottinghamshire | 150px]] | |||
entry no | no. | Name | type | year | reg | owner | Image | notes |
Commercial & Military vehicles[]
A number of interesting vehicles were present (according to reports on other web sites).
- Please add details of any exhibits you have seen at the 2009 event.
- (photos to follow later) And a few others trucks besides.
entry no. | Make & model / no. | Reg no. | Name (if named) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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Tractors[]
The Tractor display is quite large with a number of interesting examples some of which are featured in other articles.
entry no. | Make & model / no. | Reg no. | Serial no. (if known) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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2009 other exhibits[]
Add details of the other interesting exhibits from 2009 show here
2008 Event[]
The event was effected by the weather with some heavy showers and soft ground curtailing activities in the ring. The event attracts over 800 exhibits across a wide range of categories.
2008 Steam line up[]
The exhibits included a number of first time visitors to the event. The engines section had over 30 entries and about the same number of miniature steam engines., with groups of exhibits by local model engineering clubs of other machines, boats, planes etc.
entry no. | Engine (make & No.) | Name | Type | year built | Reg no. | Owner | Photo | Misc info | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Foster no. 14431 | Robin Hood | Showman's Engine | 1921 | FE 3217 | F & L Dockray, Loughborough | New canopy of local Ash & Oak | ||
2. | Aveling & Porter no. 14070 | Billy Boy | Showman's conversion | 1930 | VN 2094 | Turner Brothers collection |
150px]] |
Not seen at show ? -restored 2006-2008 (Ex Tractor) | |
3. | Aveling & Porter no. 8601 | ALBION | Showman's conversion | 1915 | OT 4239 | P. Bowron, Co Durham | Was originally built as a Roller | ||
4. | Burrell no. 3703 | Princess of Wales | Showman's Engine (old conversion) | 1915 | DW 2120 | D & M Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire | Ex Wynn's haulage, converted to Showmans Road loco in 1920's | ||
5. | Foster no. 14632 | Success | Showman's Engine | 1934 | AAU 370 | D. Byass, Little Weighton | notes | ||
6. | Fowler no. 17578 | Evening Queen | Showman's conversion | 1926 | UA 5597 | M. Hadfield, Worksop Nottinghamshire | Ex DNA roller | ||
7. | Burrell no. 3888 | General Gough | Showman's Engine | 1921 | NO 2379 | N & B Myers & Sons, York | Extensive restoration 2004/5 | ||
not listed | Fowler no. 14321 | Yorkshire Belle | Showman's conversion | 1916 | BT 4580 | Turner Brothers | Was a Convertible tractor | ||
8. | Sentinel no. 7591 | - | Steam wagon | 1928 | WE 3236 | H. Bell, Leven | (photo at Harewood as no decent photo from this event) | ||
not listed | Sentinel no. 8803 ? | - | Steam wagon DG6 | 1933 | YD 7012 | I. Fearnley, Leeds | Incomplete rebuild | ||
9. | Steam Motorcycle | - | Motorcycle | 1904 | AD 3562 | A. E. Emuss, Staffordshire |
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Built using Chater-Lea cycle parts by a Mr. Hale of Bristol | |
10. | Marshall No.2 | Lucky Star | ?" scale model | 1991 | H234 PEF | R. Bowes, Middlesbrough | No.2 of 3 built - Seen driving model baler (see below) | ||
no number | make ? | - | Model Baler | year built ? | n/a | R. Bowes, Middlesbrough | Fully working model driven by steam engine (see above) | ||
11. | Burrell | - | 6" scale model Road loco | year ? | - | D. Evenson, Bradford |
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12. | Foden | Lady Emily | 6" scale model 1 ton wagon | 2006 | - | L. Blackburn, Leeds |
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13. | Foden | Lady Eleanor | 6£ scale model Showman's tractor | year | YD06 DRF | D. Davis, Wetherby |
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1 of 3 | |
14. | Fowler no. 21222 | Wee McGregor | Traction engine | 1937 | CS 5409 | D & V Hubbuck, Hexham | ex Ayr CC. | ||
15. | Aveling & Porter no. 11451 | Rhianon | Steam Tractor (conversion) | 1926 | PT 7442 | W. Renton | Ex Eddison Road Roller | ||
16. | Fowler no. 14406 | MTOTO | Traction engine | 1917 | U 4171 | K. Collins, Hensall | |||
17. | Marshall no. 38024 | Cressing Temple | Traction Engine | 1902 | TA 629 | D.P. Robinson | |||
18. | Marshall no. 87003 | Surprise | Traction Engine | 1934 | TL 3612 | Rockcliff Family | Owned by same Family for nearly 50 years ! | ||
19. | Marshall no. 79441 | - | Traction engine | 1925 | FU 4677 | J. Selby, Doncaster | Family owned since 1952 | ||
20. | Marshall no. 32092 | Black Bess | Traction Engine | 1899 | PY 5827 | Harrison Family | |||
21. | Burrell no. 3048 | - | Traction engine | 1908 | BD 5486 | M. H. Middlewood & Sons, | |||
22. | Aveling & Porter no. 12115 | Ex Rambler | Steam Tractor | 1928 | VW 5172 | N. Crisp, Grosmont, Yorkshire | Restoration to tractor from Showmans (Conversion) | ||
23. | Burrell no. 2417 | Old Dutch | Steam Tractor | 1901 | AF 4393 | M.J. Holt, Doncaster | |||
24. | Foster no. TR5 112/06 | Dragon | Steam tractor | 2007 | NK56 NRE | M. Young, Jarrow |
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Built by owner (no photo from event) | |
25. | Foster no. 14739 | Johnboy | Steam tractor | 2007 | GN07 UZE | I. Gilbert, Kent | New build by Dawson Brothers | ||
26. | Garrett no. 28249 | Bruce | Traction engine | 1910 | FX 8223 | D.B. Ragsdale, Retford Nottinghamshire | notes | ||
27. | Fowler no. 11082 | Jaroslava | Ploughing Engines K5 | 1907 | SV 7345 | R. Goodwill, York | repatriated from Prague | ||
28. | Marshall no. 71396 | Doris | Portable engine | 1919 | - | R. Battersby, Glossop Derbyshire | Colonial fire box | ||
29. | Aveling & Porter no. 10556 | - | Steam Roller | 1923 | NU 544 | 150px]] | |||
30. | Fowler no. 18867 | IDA | Steam roller | 1930 | AFW 301 | D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire | 150px]] | ||
31. | Fowler no. 12503 | Bellingham | Steam roller | 1912 | J 7255 | D.G. MacDonald, Lincolnshire | 150px]] | Only N class roller in UK | |
32. | Fowler no. 15942 | Ralph | Steam roller | 1922 | WY 8058 | M. H. Middlewood, | |||
33. | Aveling-Barford AD155 | - | Diesel Road Roller | 1938 | TL 7540 | N. Grimshaw, Bradford | Single cylinder Blackstone engine | ||
34. | Fowler no. 17501 | Pentland Queen | Steam roller | 1927 | SY 3413 | R. Inman, Worksop Nottinghamshire | |||
entry no | no. | Name | type | year | reg | owner | Image | notes |
Commercial & Military vehicles[]
A number of interesting vehicles were present. But the layout was a bit poor with a second line hidden behind the ones fronting the roadways & no real order to the line up !!
Details to follow
- AEC Mandator
- AEC Militant
- Albion Motors Flatbed
- Austin K2, Austin K9 and Austin Champ
- Bedford M, Green Goddess, Bedford O
- Daimler Ferret
- ERF
- Foden
- Ford Willys GPW (Jeep) & Willys MB
- Land Rover
- Mack
- Morris Commercials
- Scammell Explorer
- Scammell Highwayman
- Scammell S26
- (photos to follow later) And a few more trucks besides.
entry no. | Make & model / no. | Reg no. | Name (if named) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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Tractors[]
The Tractor display was quite large with a number of interesting examples some of which are featured in other article.
A selection of some of the tractors I did get between rain showers are to follow.
- BMC Mini tractor
- Caterpillar D8
- County
- Farmall A
- Ferguson-Brown
- Ford-Ferguson
- Ford 3000
- Ford 4000
- Ford 5000
- Le Percheron
- Leyland 154
- Massey-Harris 744
- MF 35
- MF 35x
- MF 165 (french built)
- MF 178 4-WD
- Nuffield Universal 4
- Nuffield 4/25
- Nuffield 4/65
- Roadless
- Track-Marshall 55 (on a trailer)
entry no. | Make & model / no. | Reg no. | Serial no. (if known) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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2008 other exhibits[]
A selection of the other interesting exhibits from 2008 show
Photo Gallery[]
See also[]
References / sources[]
- The show guide 2008
External links[]
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