1927 Fowler Traction Engine 'Oriana'

At the historic car meetings at Silverstone in the 1990s there was always a sprinkling of old buses and commercial vehicles on the infield at the far end of the paddock, and this is one that I photographed at the Coys International Historic Festival meeting in July 1994.

It's a 1927 Fowler 5nhp 10 ton DNB tractor, works number 17287, that was built as a road roller and converted to a tractor in 1980.