After such a fantastic start, we feel its time we give something back, what better way to celebrate? The youngsters are always going to be the future of the hobby but getting them interested in the first place is the key. With the ever increasing costs of just about everything around us, the purchase of … Read more
The latest new release now ready to pre order from OKMO Models is the Z01 throttle governed petrol engine based on the Fairbanks Morse Z type. They are currently available at a special “Pre Order” price just for the first 100 units with delivery expected in September. As of today they are available HERE at … Read more
With the rally season now well and truly in full swing, It was nice to have a short drive to what is now my local show, The Chickerell Steam & Vintage Show. This long established rally in its usual slot of the first weekend of July, I feel it now carries the honour of being … Read more
Tractor & engine enthusiasts descended on the UK’s largest tractor festival in North Yorkshire over the weekend of 7th & 8th June. Tractor Fest, the annual celebration of tractors, engines and all manner of vintage machinery, pulled in a bumper crowd in the grounds of Newby Hall and Gardens, near Ripon, North Yorkshire. Boasting about 2,500 … Read more
Congratulations go to Sean “Spooner” Murrell with his Breamore Working Weekend Show Report – Stationary Engines! article. Voted by you, the readers as the best article of the month for May 2025. Congratulations Sean, Your prize will be on its way to you shortly. Be sure to support your favourite authors with the “Like” button … Read more
A very belated report here for my first time exhibiting at a mainstream show. That was the extraordinary Stoke Row 2025 with an incredible 1200 exhibitor entries this year. On display was a wide a varied selection of engines from the humble Lister D to a first for me with the beautiful Alamo engine which … Read more
A few days before Tractor Fest the phone rings with the offer of some engines and a motorcycle up for disposal, not an unusual kind of call, usually happening every month or so. This lot consisted of a Lister engine and saw bench along with an early Greeves motorcycle, “oh and the little Gardner engine … Read more
An extra addition to the usual H J Pugh auction calendar was their Summer Vintage Sale held this last weekend. Star of the sale had to be lot 168 the vertical Blackstone oil engine bringing a very respectable £16,500. Followed by lot 160 the Tangye hot bulb compressor engine realising £5,100 There was an influx … Read more
Over the weekend of 14th & 15th June the NVTEC Midlands Group held their annual summer vintage rally close to the village of Ashby Magna near Leicester. There were about 30 engines on show. Space is limited at the event, but this didn’t stop the organisers utilising the available space and putting on an interesting … Read more
This article could quite easily just be telling you how incredible Bicton Park Botanical Gardens is as a location for a vintage show, but I promise there will be plenty of engine talk! The gardens, that date back to the 18th century, hosted their annual Fathers Day weekend, the grounds provides some of the most … Read more