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Thousands of people flocked to the Taieri on Saturday for a day of farm activities and events at the annual A&P show.
Otago Taieri A&P Society president Dale Warren Harrissaid it had been a fantastic day with a "bumper" crowd.
The main goal of the event was to reconnect town and country and to entertain people, he said.
"Our goal is for people to turn up and have a really good day and do something they haven’t done before."
Otago Vintage Machinery Club member Max Martin, 17, of Saddle Hill, brought a tractor and a 1948 Bedford K model truck that he was restoring to the show.
He said he now owned two Bedfords after a workmate made him a offer he could not refuse.
"He said you can have it for a 24-pack of Speight’s.
"You couldn’t really go wrong with it, could you?" Max said.
The truck had not been in use for about 15 years and the fuel tank needed a good clean.
However, after pumping clean fuel into it, it started running with no problems, Max said.
All he had to do now was give it a lick of paint so he would not have to take a purple Bedford to the show.
It was a cool farm truck to own, Max said.
"I’ve had a few old guys come for a yarn saying their dad bought one new and it was the first truck they drove when they did their heavy vehicle licence in the 1960s.
"Yeah, nah, it’s a cool bit of history. There are thousands of Bedfords everywhere — it’s just a well-thought-of truck really."
