A vintage 1926 Bull Nosed Morris saloon car which was converted into a tractor in 1935 is one of the stars of a popular tractor show.
Designed to help making mowing quicker and easier than using horses, the conversion was undertaken for a farm near Dewsbury, West Yorkshire using a Teasdale of Darlington two horse mowing machine.
Bolts were welded to the back wheels so that the Morris tractor could be fitted with pneumatic wheels.
For 37 years, the tractor was used for general farm work and to carry crates of chickens between farms and to market.
Later in its working life it was mainly used for cutting thistles in the grazing pastures on the farm.
However, in 1972 the tractor was stored in the back of a barn and forgotten about, only seeing the light of day in 2000 when it was sold to a collector for preservation.
Colin Wilson from Northallerton acquired the mower in 2008 and will be exhibiting the tractor at this year’s Newby Hall Tractor Fest.
Colin Wilson said: “I’ve been a tractor enthusiast since I was a child, so I was delighted to get my hands on this Morris self-propelled mower which is an ongoing restoration project of mine.
“Necessity has always made farmers innovative and it’s great to be able to share this spirit with visitors to the show.”
