Early morning preparations at a Steam Vehicle Rally in the South of England.

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Early morning sees parked vintage vehicles before preparations commence to bring these historic giants up to speed for a vintage vehicle rally in Wiston Park at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex. The engine to the right of the image is a Fowler DNC Type Road Roller "Hermes" - built in 1936, Registration number: CRL110. Owned by Jonathan Vartan, Forest Row, East Sussex. (Information with thanks from the Wiston Steam Rally programme).

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Size: 3689px × 2473px
Location: Wiston Park South Downs National Park West Sussex England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain
Photo credit: © Malcolm McHugh / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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