Astwood Bank Vintage Gathering
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The Astwood Bank Vintage Gathering is held each June in the Village of Astwood Bank Nr Redditch in Worcestershire, England. The gathering is organised by the Local branch of the NVTEC and raises funds for the local Air Ambulance. The Event has been hosted for the last few years by S.E. Davis & Son Ltd of Astwood Bank, at there Farm & Yard. Mr Davis and Son Paul have a Large Collection of Steam engines and Construction plant and are avid collectors of old machinery.
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[edit] 2009 Event
The 2009 event is a National Traction Engine Trust Authorised Event. Exhibit classes:
- Steam engines
- Tractors
- Tractor Pulling
- Vintage Cars
- Commercial vehicles
- Fairground rides & Stalls
- Classic plant
- Trade stall
- Collectable Models
- Collectables
- Stationary Engines
- Club stands. including the Ford and Fordson Association
- craft tent
- Etc.
[edit] 2009 Steam engines
| Engine (make & No.) | Name | Type | year built | Reg no. | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
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| Burrell no. 3121 | Keeling | Agricultural Engine | 1909 | NO 1310 | D & J Smith | 
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| Burrell no. 3288 | Nancy | Showman's Engine | 1911 | TA 1118 | D.A. Prout & Sons, Gloucestershire | 
| Livery of 'Joseph Brewer & Sons Golden Galopers' |
| Fowler no. 13141 | Jo | Road Locomotive | 1913 | HO 5677 | M. Davies, Inkberow | 
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| Fowler no. 14257 | Linkey | Ploughing Engines | 1916 | KE 2494 | M & A Jones, Droitwich | 
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| Fowler No. 15902 | Jessica | Steam roller | 1923 | KR 8728 | D. Wardell | 
| Livery of 'D. Wardell & Sons of Birmingham' |
| Garrett no. 23992 | Lucy | Traction Engine | 1902 | CF 8478 | S.E. Davis & Son collection | 
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| Marshall no. 78667 | Emily | Agricultural Engine (was a Roller) | 1925 | HO 6360 | S.E. Davis & Son collection | 
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| Belliss & Morcom No.8890 | CAITLIN | Industrial engine | ? | NA | M. J. Pomery | 
| Engine ex Droitwich Spa laundry (A small Aveling Barford boiler now used for steam) |
[edit] Commercial & Military vehicles
A number of interesting vehicles were present including these;
- AEC Mandator
- AEC Militant
- Albion Motors Flatbed
- Austin K2, Austin K9 and Austin Champ
- Bedford M, Green Goddess, Bedford O
- Bristol artic
- Daimler Ferret
- Diamond T in Pickfords livery
- Diamond T in the S.E. Davis & Son collection (unrestored)
- ERF A series in British Gypsum livery
- Ford Willys GPW (Jeep) & Willys MB
- Humber Pig
- Morris Commercials LC5
- Scammell Explorer
- Scammell T45 and Craven Tasker tank trailer with Scorpion tank
- (photos to follow later) And a few others trucks besides.
[edit] Tractors
- BMC Mini tractor
- Claas 75E
- County Sea Horse
- EVA conversion Ford 5095
- Ferguson-Brown
- Ford-Ferguson
- Ford FW-60
- Ford FW-30
- Leyland 154
- Massey-Harris 744
- MF 35
- MF 35x
- MF 165 (french built)
- MF 178 4-WD
- MF 1200
- MF 3635 Dynashift
- Nuffield Universal 4
- Nuffield 4/25
- Nuffield 4/65
- New Holland 9682/Versatile
- New Holland 9680
[edit] 2008 Event
Detail's to be added (load of photos uploaded & link to here)
[edit] 2008 Tractors
Some of the tractors from the 2008 show. - If we missed your tractor please add it to the list. If your tractor is listed please add missing details and/or add a individual vehicle page for it with more photos or history info.
| entry no. | Make & model / no. | Reg no. | Serial no. (if known) | year built | Owner | Photo | Misc info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fordson Super Dexta | 639 DVJ | Serial no | Year | Owner ? | 
| Excellent restoration on the FFA stand |
| - | New Holland 9682 | - | Big Boy | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| An example of a late 90s articulate tractor that replaced the Ford FW series |
| - | Roadless Major | Reg no. ? | Roadless no. ? | Year ? | S.E. Davis & Son collection | 
| A working tractor from the events hosts collection |
| - | Ford FW-30 | Reg no. ? | Serial no | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| A Ford Articulated tractor |
| - | International 956XL | Reg no. ? | Serial no | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| 4-wd model from the Case IH merger period |
| - | Fordson Model N | - | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| A Fordson on steel wheels with a red spot transmission & wide mud guards |
| - | BMC Mini Tractor | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | 1965 | Owner ? | 
| Well restored example |
| 12 | Allis-Chalmers Model D270 | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Fitted with Perkins Diesel engine |
| 38 | Deering Binder | - | - | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Rare working reaper binder from Canada. |
| - | Field Marshall SII | FNV 536 | Field Marshall ? | 1949 | B. Whitehouse, Warwickshire | 
| Immaculate example restored over 5 years. S/n 42855 looks wrong ? |
| - | Trantor | LBP 573Y | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| A rare early UK built Fast Tractor |
| 37 or 87 | Roadless Ploughmaster 75 | Reg no. ? | Roadless no. ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
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| ?6 | Minneapolis-Moline U | - | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Rowcrop Tricycle design. |
| - | Case IH 5288 | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Unusual model |
| - | Muir-Hill 121 | Reg no. ? | Muir-Hill no. 31801 | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Tidy unrestored example |
| - | David Brown 950 Implematic | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
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| 64 | Nuffield 4/25 | YU ? G | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
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| - | Caterpillar Twenty Two | - | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Excellent restored example of early Caterpillar |
| 52 | Leyland 344 | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
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| - | Farmall Cub | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Well restored example of this spindly tractor |
| 55 | Oliver 70 | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Excellent restored example |
| - | Fordson Standard | Reg no. ? | Serial no ? | Year | Owner ? | 
| Original unrestored example |
| - | Porsche ? | Reg no. ? | Serial no | Year | Owner ? | 
| under restoration - fitted with mid mounted mower |
| 66 | International B250 | UNP 531 | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Restored example |
| - | David Brown 2D | 327 UNE | Serial no ? | Year ? | Owner ? | 
| Fitted with mid mounted seed drill |
| 23 | JCB 1 Digger | CWP 309B | 10070\7\64 | 1964 | J.W. Darby, Birmingham | 
| One of only a couple of dozen survivors |
| - | Ford 3000 (Super Dexta) | Reg no. ? | Serial no | Year ? | Owner ? | _at_Astwood_Bank_08_-_P6150288.jpg)
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[edit] See also
[edit] References / sources
- The show guide 2009
