Old Glory

Old Glory is Britain’s best-selling magazine for steam and vintage machinery enthusiasts. Its blend of news, rally reports, exclusive features and archive material has provided inspiration for new restoration projects as well as giving readers a rare look at some old favourites.

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EDITORIAL

STEAM ON THE RISE AT SHREWSBURY • The Shrewsbury Steam Rally held at Onslow Park over the August Bank Holiday weekend is renowned for a superb line up of steam engines, and this year was no exception, says David Reed.

THE IMMACULATE FERMOY IS BACK

EX-THOMPSON SCAMMELL BACK ON THE SCENE

PUSHING AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR VINTAGE TRACTOR SHOW ANNIVERSARY YEAR

BACK ON THE SCENE

ELIN HOLDS ITS OWN

SOUNDING QUIET

NOT SEEN SINCE THE EARLY 80s

CHANGING IDENTITY

UNRECOGNISABLE

JOHN PHILIP WHITTER 22/5/1951-30/5/2023

EDWARD JOHN WOOD 1946-2023

DARREN IZZARD

SIXTY-YEAR SPECTACLE IN SHROPSHIRE

MIKE PATRICK

MARGARET BADHAM 1944-2023

BRUCE MURDOCH - 20 APRIL 1943 - 8 FEBRUARY 2023

ALL CHANGE AT BCLS!

MODEL NEWS • Mike Neale takes his monthly look at recently released diecast and resin models of vans, ambulances, campers, tractors, excavators and trucks in 1/32, 1/43, 1/76 and 1/87 scale.

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Letters

PETER PAN FLIES HIGH IN NORTH YORKSHIRE • David Reed visited Francis Corner in North Yorkshire to have a look at his 1928 Fowler A9 compound road locomotive No. 20434 Peter Pan, an engine that made its rally debut last year. This is part two of the story.

PHIL ANDERSON - SIGN WRITER EXTRAORDINAIRE • Phil Anderson began his sign writing career in the industrial landscape of Teesside, honing his trade lettering vehicles, shop fronts and venturing into the realms of British Steel. As computer-generated signs became more prominent he decided to throw himself head first into the heritage transport industry where his passion for traditional sign writing and old vehicles grew. Here Phil tells his own story.

CHILTERN TRACTION ENGINE CLUB HYDE END RALLY • A weekend of scorching hot sunny weather was just rewards for the much-awaited return of the Chiltern Traction Engine Club’s annual summer rally on 1-2 July, writes Simon Colbeck.

VCC BEST OF WEST KENT 2023 • With the sun high in the sky over the Garden of England on 26 July, over 30 veteran and Edwardian cars, plus a handful of vintage friends, assembled at Penshurst Place for the Veteran Car Club South-East Section’s annual Best of West Kent, reports Zack Stiling. Setting off from the 14th-century mansion, the local Morgan club plus assorted well-wishers in other pre-war cars formed a guard of honour for the veterans as they commenced their 34-mile run through the narrow lanes.

STOKE ROW STEAM AND VINTAGE RALLY • Stoke Row rally celebrated its 40th anniversary in spectacular style this year with another bumper show. Always a firm favourite on the rally calendar, this year the event was blessed with record visitor numbers, the weekend proving popular with day visitors and campers alike. Simon Colbeck went along to see the action.

NORTH TYNESIDE STEAM RAILWAY LAMBTON GALA • Over the weekend of the 15-17 July the North Tyneside Steam Railway held their third Steam Gala in recent years, says Matt Ditch

MINIATURES RULE AT ACKWORTH • The selection of steam engines at the Ackworth steam rally in mid-July was certainly dominated by a varied selection of miniatures that paraded around the ring alongside their larger counterparts. Situated near Pontefract, the rally...