Friday, March 12, 2010

Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Show

We ventured off to the Florida Flywheelers Antique Engine Club Show located near Ft. Mead, FL. The park is located on 240 acres and includes a tractor pull track, club and member buildings which house displays, collections and many large engines, and a membership which is over 1,500. There are 3 shows per year at the park. The main goal of the club is to preserve a part of our heritage for all generations and historians to enjoy. There are parades, engine demonstrations, entertainment, wood carving, vendor and flea market area, and of course some great food. We spent two days at the park looking for tractor parts, tractor manuals and other items of interest to us. We will share photos of "Things" at the show. Photos of many different makes and models of tractors from the past. The parade of antique cars and trucks that will bring back memories. The excitement of the tractor pull with stock and soupped up lawn tractors, many stock antique tractors and a few powerful tractors specifically for pulling. We will close with a few machines used for spreading some sunshine in our day and maybe to be used at a future date. Oh, by the way, the gentleman at the end of this section did a terrific job of keeping the restroom facilities in great order, or was that odor?









































"Things" at The Florida Flywheelers Show

Looking at these photos will bring back many memories of the many things we all used, owned, cooked with, played with, went fishing with, kept the livestock in with, or sat on. I always wondered where the silverware went that I lost at family reunions. Now I know. What fun to reminisce.








































































Antique Car and Truck Parade

Each day of the show there is a parade in the morning sharing the many antique cars, trucks, and other motorized vehicles. The owners enjoy sharing their rides with the show attendees.













Tractor Pull Events

There are several tractor pull events that draw a nice crowd cheering on their favorite driver and his or her pulling machine. There are classes for antique stock tractors. Some modified machines that scream down the track attempting to get that "full pull". Then there are the lawn tractors that give lawn mowing another dimension.






























Tractors on display and the Parade of Tractors

We thought we were in tractor heaven as we wandered the 240 acres admiring the many different makes and models of restored antique tractors. I can hardly wait to begin that next restoration project of ours when we get home.