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There was quite a few military and commercial vehicles at the rally. The troop carrier is a Dodge D 3/4 APT. Built in 1943 and designed to be air transported in a DC3 Dakota. Manufactured by Chrysler in Canada it has nearly 4 litres under the hood and was only released from the Danish reserve in 1984. Since then it took part in the D-Day landings 60th anniversary. The red truck is a International Loadstar 1800 from 1967 original part of a large fleet ran by Bradley's of Accrington. It has a Perkins 5800cc engine and a Turner gearbox.

Canadian military vehicleloadstar truck

Not all is what it seems - This authentic looking van is a replica and one side opens up to reveal a fairground organ. The organ with 81 pipes and glockenspiel was built by Peter Truman of Derby.

Van appears to be selling leatherVan opens to reveal Fairground organ

Of course you can't hold a vintage rally in a farmers field without more than a few tractors turning up. The green one is a Field Marshall series 3A  built in 1952 with a 40hp engine. The red one is one of several David Brown tractors being slightly different in that it is an industrial track layer with a Boughton winch.

Green Field Marshall tractorDavid Brown 50ITD tractor