IT\u2019S not often three generations of a family share a passion for the same thing, but a Moorabool event has proven an exception.<\/p>\n
Rocky Grima is the youngest of three generations with a love of vintage machines, with dad Sam and granddad Paul all joining him at the recent Ballan Great Vintage Rally.<\/p>\n
The Grimas, originally from the Ballan area but now living in Myrniong, all took part in the rally\u2019s headline event, the tractor pull, on Sunday 18 February.<\/p>\n
Rocky said it was a fantastic community event that the family had attended on every occasion for more than two decades.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe attend every year,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s great seeing all the old gear out, and everyone experiencing how farming used to be with the old tractors and everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve been taking part in the Ballan tractor pull for more than 25 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a good event for the community, and it\u2019s great to see some younger people taking up an interest in vintage machinery too.\u201d<\/p>\n
If the Grimas\u2019 passion for historical tractors wasn\u2019t obvious in Rocky\u2019s words, then it surely is in their collection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a variety of tractors: mainly Fordsons, but also Internationals, Case tractors, some Chamberlains, a fair variety,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy grandfather had a farm in Ballan, and dad grew up on a hobby farm out in Ballan. I\u2019ve been brought up around them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IT\u2019S not often three generations of a family share a passion for the same thing, but a Moorabool event has proven an exception. Rocky Grima is the youngest of three generations with a love of vintage machines, with dad Sam and granddad Paul all joining him at the recent Ballan Great Vintage Rally. The Grimas, […]<\/p>\n