TractorTalk

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Remarkable replicas

Many of you will have seen the remarkable scratch-built model tractors by my father Gordon Ockwell at various rallies and shows and a frequent visitor to Tractor World at Malvern attending from the very first event. Dad was 95 this year and still as keen as ever to exhibit his model tractors at shows.

One question frequently asked Gordon is if he is from a farming background or an engineer. I want to give you an insight into Gordon’s background and what brought him to build these fantastic models. Gordon was born in 1925, the eldest of three boys,