Grampian Transport Museum at Alford and Speedfest event Sunday 1st July 2012

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Maybe this isn't the correct section to post this up so "mods" please move to a better place if required...the post will contain a steam tractor and a tractor sign so it does have a farming connection.

Anyway I had a PM from mr softie aka Brian Stewart on here and he was saying he was going to the Tain gala and then the Grampian Transport Museum at Alford on the Sunday. I had to look up their website to see what was on and discovered it was "Speedfest" ...a celebration of the performance car. Since there were no rallies on this weekend I decided to have a look up since I was at this event many years ago and it was quite an enjoyable one.

I decided to go early and view the museum which opens at 10am before the event started at 11am plus also to get parked in the council car park in Alford instead of a farmers field about 3/4 of a mile from the museum.

Ok enough chat and on with the pictures. Before the museum was open I was intrigued by this Mercedes 7.5 ton lorry with tail lift and reg no something like W11 MMM

Anyway what was inside was a 1951 Aston Martin DB2 owned by Tom McWhirter from Elgin who has the Moray Motor Museum hence the 3 M's on the plate.

I have no idea of the value of this car but even the number plate must be worth a fortune.

Another nice motor being unloaded...sorry I forget the model / make but it may come back to me

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Into the museum..

Question...what was this machine used in Aberdeen and the shire with the local registration plate AV 9614 circa 1932

A Cruden Bay (near Peterhead) Tram

The only remaining Aberdeen Tram before the rest were burned on the "boulie"

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An electric milk battery operated buggy....I have driven a few different ones including a 3 wheeler belonging to Kennerty Farm Dairies when I worked as a relief milkman for there summers when I was at University. Norco or the COOP aka the Coppie were competitors in Aberdeen to Kennerty...sadly none of these companies do milk deliveries any more.

Even a delivery bicycle on the back

Next a steam tractor or a 1920 Ruston Hornsby traction engine ...quite rare I would think

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A rather nice looking Gypsy caravan

A Sentinel in the livery of William Hay an Aberdeen lemonade maker

A Case tractor sign

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ive been to Alford on many occasions but never made it into the museum itself great to see the pictures many thanks Bill

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The good thing about this museum verus the Heritage across the raod at teh Mart site is exhibts change every year so you won't see the sme stuff year on year. Oh thanks for the offer of a cone Brian but it just wasn't a day for ice cream even for me. I assume it must have been like selling sand in the Sahara

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A tandem bicycle with a side car

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Alford railway station looked busy in its het day. Shame all those lines were axed...it would have kept mor freight off the roads today.

An unusual lorry

A rather clever postie from the area

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A garage workshop from days gone by

The wheelrights workshop

A lovely 1958 Jaguar XK15o with only 25k on the clock

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L555REP the 1994 Subaru Impretsa driven by Carlos Sainz.

An ex Royal car

Next a right good barn find

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Outside to the rain and some of the cars at the speed fest event#

A 1993 BMW M3 554

A 1963 Aston Martin DB4 Series 5 Vantage

A 1951 Aston Martin Db2 seen unloading earlier

Part of a Nimrod was on display

A 1989 Ferrari F40

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A 2005 Aston Martin BD9

The Alford train

2009 Renault R26R

A 930cc Hillman IMP...although little they were amazing...shame I did not see it on the track

1973 E Type Jaguar

1952 Jaguar XK120

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Finally a couple of wee videos