Some Photos of the Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally, 9 June 2007
The event was held at Rainscombe Park, a beautiful location in a deep valley.
Rainscombe House at the head of the valley and overlooking the rally.
Wallis Stevens Royal Star.
Ford cousins.
Tractor line-up.
Case tractor
Fordson tractor.
Motor cycle parade in the arena.
The second time around and I had been spotted.
Commercial Vehicles. Ford Thames 4 and Rutland Van.
Atkinson
Leyland Super Comet
Scammell and Bedford TK.
Scammell Highwayman tractor unit.
Bedford RL truck.
American Living History
Tractors
Fowler Ploughing Engines.
"General French", one of the ploughing engines.
The ploughing carriage is pulled between the two engines.
Steam ploughing
Steam ploughing
Steam ploughing
Steam ploughing.
Harvester.
Anzani Iron Horse.
Tractor ploughing.
Anzani Iron Horse.
Ploughing field.
Plough Horses.
"What did you think of the game last night?"
Aligning the first furrow. The horses remained completely placid
even when the ploughing engines whistled to indicate they were
about to start the next furrow. Well, I jumped.
Another pair of horses.
Turning the plough in its own length.
Patiently waiting.
In the Falconry display tent. "If I wasn't tied to this post..."
A wayward flying display bird relocated by way of its radio transmitter.
The miniature engine line up.
The only two full sized engines to enter the ring.
The final line up.