The Huntley by ubobohobo

The Huntley

I admire the skill and dedication that goes into restoring old machinery. Today, Builyan School had a family fete which included a truck and tractor show. Some amazing restorations were there for those of us who love old machinery.

This is a SIFT tractor from the early 1950s painstakingly restored by a local enthusiast. I believe they were manufactured in France and this one was abandoned and overgrown with lantana on a local farm before it was rescued and given this amazing facelift. I wish I had a "before " photo to compare with the finished product.

It is named "Huntley" after the owner it faithfully served for many years in the latter half of the last century.
Nice collage of this amazing machine. Great colour too :)
May 7th, 2011  
The blue is so cool! Glad they restored it for yoU!
May 7th, 2011  
My husband loved old machinery and would have really loved this.
He'd travel to tractor shows when he could.
May 7th, 2011  
Oh it's looks like new - lovely job - so much more interesting than computer chips!
May 7th, 2011  
Very cool!
May 7th, 2011  
Nice pic!
May 7th, 2011  
Beautiful shot and a great restoration job!
May 8th, 2011  
I really liked this tractor too Margaret but decided to go with the fire engine.
I like your composition and the collage!
Probably the best that tractor has ever looked in its life!
Neville did an outstanding job restoring it!!
May 12th, 2011  
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