Here is a pristine example I found elsewhere on the net. They were known as the Massey Harris GP and were introduced in 1930. |
Thursday, February 27, 2014
UFO
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Vintage Harvest 2014 (4)
McCormick-Deerings in petrol and diesel variants. |
From the days when there was no need to rush. |
International with big bucket. |
Front view of the 1955 Thames shown in a previous blog. |
Garrity Brothers' very nice 1937 Chev. |
1929 Pontiac 6. |
1925 Chev Superior was earning its keep carting barley to the threshing machine. |
Clever little Fordson model made from Meccano and in correct colours. |
The same modeller also scratch built this D8 (?) in about 900 hours.... |
...and this Meccano Farmall, also in correct livery. |
Carefully restored 1930 Austin seven. |
In the car park was this awesome 1973 Jensen Interceptor III, with its 7.2 litre V8. |
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Vintage Harvest 2014 (3)
This single cylinder Marshall just kept idling all day. |
1926 Ford Model T. |
Local car collector, Joe Morris, decided to give his 1978 Cadillac an outing. |
Nearby was this 1976 Chev Impala. |
Nice bright little Renault tractor. |
The Burrell traction engine is obviously old technology, but it appears the young man on board can't get by without his modern technology. |
Ford Bonus in AA yellow. |
Another Burrell in centrefield. |
The fire appliance demonstration turned into a high pressure water fight. |
Monday, February 24, 2014
Vintage Harvest Rally 2014 (2)
This Kenworth has had many dollars spent on her to look this good. |
Even the rear view is impressive. 1974 W924. |
1976 Mack R686RST with big sleeper box and very small deck. |
1982 Mercedes Benz 2632 with its mighty V10. |
Smart old '55 Thames with a load of Massey Harris. |
The Tatham Twins. Mike Tatham's '79 Mack FR712RSTand similar looking '81 Leader A8-3406. |
D series Fords appear to be popular restoration pieces. This example, a D1311 from 1972. |
D1314 of 1974 vintage. |
Neat little 1978 D0912 with 351cid Ford V8 power. |
From 1986, a Chev C10. |
To pull an implement, like this complicated looking seed drill, you would need a reasonable amount of power up front and.... |
....there was. |
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Vintage Harvest Rally 2014 (1)
The Wairarapa Vintage Machinery Club's Harvst Rally was held in Carterton this weekend. Due to other commitments I could only attend on Saturday afternoon, so missed some of the events. Unfortunately many of the trucks on display went on a run and I didn't see them at all.
Masson's Bedford RL from the mid 1960s, still gets use when needed. |
These two restored Bedfords appear to be from the same fleet. |
"Get outta my way!" |
A fine selection of agricultural models to buy from The Model Barn. www.modelbarn.co.nz |
1952 Commer. |
1958 Mercedes Benz 220s looks great in it's period beige. |
Vic Draper's turbocharged Fordson. |
The Lanz line. |
Morris Minor van in suitable signwriting. |
I don't know what it is, but it's for sale. |
Monday, February 17, 2014
Big Sticks
I saw this postcard for sale on e-bay. That's what I call a load of logs.
The truck is a Mack, with the offset cab. Offset cabs, for better visibility, were an option for many Mack models in their range of conventionals |
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Things From Here and There.
Here are a few recent snaps of various subjects.
Last weekend we had a hot rod gathering in town. I didn't get to the official display, partly due to the weather, but I did snap this '48 Chev Fleetmaster Aero Sedan parked on the street. |
I've snapped one of Satherley's Kenworth before, but I'm sure another pic,with a load on, won't matter. This is their 2009 T904. |
This Austin was parked in the yard of our local Holden/Suzuki dealer. It's actually the same age as me. I will not accept comments on which is in better condition! |
Snapped this in the country one day when driving the wheely bin truck. |
Nice bright IVECO Stralis of The Moving Company. Looks quite new, but actually a 2006 model. |