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The 7th & 8th of November 2009 saw the 7th annual Newark Vintage show. Normally the Peterborough show a week before defuses the crowns as some people attend that event instead. With no Peterborough show this year Newark Seemed busier than ever by 10am when Roy and I arrived. Roy had the bright idea of pre booking the tickets online so as well as a £1 discount each we also didn’t have to que.

On the saturday when we attended there was an auction at 11am. We arrived early to look round to see if anything was worth bidding on. There was lots of Ferguson items ploughs, some TE-20′s and other parts. there was nothing that took our fancy so we didn’t bid. On the Sunday there was an Old Sodbury sortout, a sort of car boot sale for tractors. I didn’t know anyone going on the sunday so I on’y know if it was a success of not, whether there where ant bargains.

Although advertised as an outdoor even the majority of the tractors where inside or under tents. So after our first cup of tea of many we made a start on working our way round. Being veteran Newark goers we knew the format. We started of in the … hall but before we got there some fab MF’s where waiting at the entrance.

Unusual auction item

Nice 135 industrial

French built 130

How clean is that engine

I loved this Ferguson 40

The FERGUSONCLUB stand

Single rib tyres originally fitted to the early TE-20′s These I think are reproductions

New for this year a marque connection the two main halls

What a finish, Will mine ever look like this?

Narrow Plough/ridger for working between the raspberry canes

And the tractor to pull the ridger was also narrow

I love the badge

Shortened back axles. the Reekie conversion used normal 28″ wheels. the ferguson narrow was longer than normal and used 24″ rear wheels as the Reekie’s where prone to tipping over on slopes

A fine ferguson display by an Ayrshire group

Adjustable toplink

Plough front furrow adjuster I’d love one of these for my plough

My next purchase. I’ll need a bigger garage.