The 2nd Morton Steam & Vintage Weekend fell foul of the weather like other Lincolnshire events we've been to so far this year, and the organisers battled the conditions as we had done at Holbeach the previous weekend until a very sharp shower forced them to admit defeat around 3 o'clock on the Sunday afternoon.

Some traders and exhibitors had decided before then to cut and run but most had stayed until the weather effectively killed the afternoon. Most classes had seen growth in entries and as last year, there were vehicles on show here that you're unlikely to see elsewhere. Star of the show this year was the magnificent Leyland Royal Tiger coach-built racecar transporter in Rubery Owen British Racing Green livery with its accompanying period BRM racing-car.

The tractor line-up offered a pair of orange Field Marshall tractors, one restored and one in its original paint complete with previous French owner's plate, plus an earlier Marshall tractor with a period farm-cart trailer. An American-style Farmall Cub with mid-mounted implement and rare The General tricycle machine were amongst the smaller tractors displayed.

Stationary engines included an assortment of common vertical and horizontal engines such as Amanco, Ruston, Wolseley, Lister, Petter, Bamford & Fowler, plus one or two slightly more exotic machines such as the Blackstone and a rare Wilton, a new make to me. We took along our bench grinder and cattle cake mill to work and the rest of the working machinery was in the main water pumps, very apt given the weather.

Opposite the engines were ranged the commercial vehicles with an interesting, colourful and varied line-up on offer. Vehicles not seen before included the Leyland half-cab coach and the AEC Matador from the Peterborough area. Other vehicles not often seen were the Leyland FG, ex Gulf Oil AEC Merryweather fire appliance seen briefly at Carrington and the Albion Chieftain recovery vehicle.

The car section was also quite diverse ranging from pre-war Austins and similar through to late 1970s classics. There were also several 1950s rock-and-roll style classics resplendent in their two-tone paint jobs, but again the star of this section must be the early 1900s Rambler. Elsewhere on the site were a small section of motorcycles, likewise pedal cycles and an old ic-powered tricycle.

Both times I was out taking photos the miniature steam were lined up in the ring but they were taking their cue from the Red Arrows as they seemed to scatter for shelter in all directions once they left the ring, so apologies for any omissions. The full-size steam contingent had grown by 50% this year with an Aveling & Porter steam roller joining the Fowler showman's "Duke of Rutland" and the Ransomes Simms & Jeffries traction engine on the hard roadway.

A wide selection of models of varying types - transport, fairground, radio-controlled aircraft, miniature steam, etc, in all the small marquees around the ring, plus roughly double the number of trade stands and junk stalls this year compared to 2006 showed promise for the future. It was originally intended that the 2006 event would be a unique event but I hope the organisers can recover from the setback of this year to continue to hold this event as an annual show. Fens Vintage is proud to be associated with it.