{"id":64076,"date":"2023-01-21T04:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=64076"},"modified":"2023-01-18T15:35:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T04:35:39","slug":"fun-for-all-as-show-keeps-on-trucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/fun-for-all-as-show-keeps-on-trucking\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun for all as show keeps on trucking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Geelong Showgrounds hosted two days of horsepower throughout the years with the 2023 edition of the Geelong Classic Truck and Machinery Show.<\/p>\n<p>Run last Saturday and Sunday, the ninth edition of the annual event was again put together by the Vintage Machinery Section of the Royal Geelong Agricultural and Pastorial Society, which presents the Geelong Show.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89903\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89903 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/B07K9346-GregLarcom_66972-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1674012977\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Larcombe oiling his International Mogul steam engine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As well as having a range of visiting clubs and displays, the show also showcased the section&#8217;s own pavilion with more than 15 fully operational steam engines, 12 permanently installed oil engines, a 1,000hp marine steam engine, a wool scouring machine, and a large collection of steam models.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89902\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89902 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/B07K6438-PrattandWh_65707-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1674012966\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The show included a demonstration of this Pratt and Whitney R-1830 aircraft engine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Geelong Classic Truck and Machinery Show is noted for having Australia&#8217;s biggest and best display of restored working vintage machinery and tractors, and attracted a crowd of visitors and machinery enthusiasts from across Australia as well as from overseas.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight was the vintage tractor pull, which saw about 70 tractors demonstrating the pulling power and torque of the machines that worked the land over the past 100 years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89904\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89904 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/B07K6381-WilliamVan_95307-1-600x380.jpg?_t=1674012985\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">William Van Leeuwen and Barry Gibson steer their remote control boats.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89906\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-89906 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/B07K9363-tractorsG_70805-600x380.jpg?_t=1674013211\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The show is noted for having Australia&#8217;s bggest and best display of restored working vintage machinery and tractors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event also included a motor show, tours of the section&#8217;s boiler house pavilion, military re-enactments, cannon firings, and aircraft engine demonstrations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Geelong Showgrounds hosted two days of horsepower throughout the years with the 2023 edition of the Geelong Classic Truck and Machinery Show. 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