It was a nice day in Sausthorpe, Lincolnshire today . With a good selection of exhibits to look at for what is a very small village show. There were around ten engines, a couple of cars and a good selection of models. Plenty of good brews and cakes to stuff your face with. Here are … Read more
NVTEC EA rally at Stradsett, near Downham Market was held over the weekend of the 4th & 5th May 2025 and what a change from last year! The weather was very kind and stayed dry for the most part, only a few showers overnight on Sunday so that was good. The show itself is set … Read more
Today saw Cheffins Spring 2025 sale, held at their Sutton saleground with far more engine related lots than usual. Prices were a bit of a mixed bag, some items bringing strong bids with others realising far less than you would expect. Strong money was paid for lot 2071 – 1928 1.5hp John Deere at £1600 … Read more
Saturday April 5th saw Darren & Kelly Lees & their family open up their collection to fellow engine enthusiasts from around the country. As well as Darren & Kelly’s own vast collection of engines, they also hosted several visiting engines. Located high in the Pennines close to the town of Holmfirth, the venue offers some … Read more
Ride out today to Reydon near Southwold, Suffolk to the first Motorfest event at the Reydon Community Centre, for a first event it wasn’t bad, had a total of 10 engines turn up, 5 of these were driving a water pump of some kind so not a bad turn out, cars were various, from a … Read more
I would like to thank David Lacey for inviting us down to his open day on Sunday 23rd March 2025 as I’d not been before and had seen photos of past events so knew it would be worth the trip, and it was! A total of 95 engines on display, 50 of these were from … Read more
Just a short video I made at David Lacey’s Tarmonkey crank up today. Full report to follow!.
Ater two busy viewing days and some strong bidding in the run up to sale day, the David Ambler sale conducted by Thimbleby & Shorland was sure to see some serious money changing hands. Star of the sale had to be lot 30 the Tangye patent oil engine bringing a very respectable £11,600. Followed by … Read more
All though it happened almost 9 months ago, as the biggest engine rally in the UK at present, I thought it would be of interest to share the story of our 2024 show at Newby hall. The terrible weather we experienced early in 2024 and indeed all the way up until the beginning of May … Read more
Saturday 19th October saw the start of Petterfest 2024 with people arriving from far and wide, the day was a little chilly but dry and was shaping up nicely for what was going to become a very good weekend. Somehow we managed to hold off any engine starting until 4.30 ish and that was it, … Read more