Joseph Lewis discovers one of the stars of the working section at the 2017 Honiton Hill Rally.
The 2017 Honiton Hill Rally was held for the second year at the former Smeatharpe Airfield in Devon, over the August Bank Holiday. One of the highlights of the harvesting and baling section was a late 1960s McCormick International 8-41 combine harvester owned by Paul Bateman from Banwell, near Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset.
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Unique Fowler
