THE May Day Bank Holiday got off to a steamy start as the vintage enthusiasts from the Border Counties Vintage Show held their annual two-day show on Vauxhall fields in Monmouth.

All forms of vintage transport were on show, from steam engines to tractors, Landrovers, motorcycles and military vehicles.

Among the exhibitors was Barrie James from Court Road displaying his Wolseley Farina 16/60 which dates from 1964 and was the last of the marque manufactured by the British Motor Corporation.

Barrie said: “When I acquired the vehicle some years ago it had been partially restored and I spent a lot of time finishing it off.

“I’m now keeping it going by keeping up the maintenance of this classic vehicle as its good fun to drive.”

A planned run around the Monmouthshire countryside for some of the exhibitors had to be cancelled due to the bad weather that arrived early of Saturday evening.

The event, now in its 49th outing, the Border County Vintage Show showcases classic cars, tractors, and military vehicles during their annual two-day event and is run by a like-minded group of vintage enthusiasts who are working to preserve and display all items which are under the vintage heading.

The club was formed in 1975, by a group of like-minded enthusiasts, who felt there was a need for a vintage club and called it the ‘Border Counties Vintage Club’ as the formation took place at Symonds Yat - on the borders of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, with the initial event itself being staged at the Old Court Farm until it outgrew the site and moved to the Speech House, in the Forest of Dean, where it remained between 1988 and 2003, before locating to Monmouth.

As well as all the vintage mechanical vehicle and engines, a dog show, courtesy of charities All Creatures Great and Small and Greyhound Rescue Wales was held.