1918 Garrett 4CD | Thornton le Fen, Lincolnshire

A 1918 Garrett 4CD, the compound steam traction engine from Richard Garrett & Sons of Leiston, among the most popular British steam tractor designs. The name means four nominal horsepower, a size rating rather than a modern power figure. Large driven rear wheels, smaller steering wheels at the front and a flywheel that can drive machinery by belt give the type its working shape. This car is green with a green interior, and it has two seats. It runs on steam, so a working engine arrives on set or site, with its chimney, flywheel and tall rear wheels forming a solid industrial outline. It is left-hand drive: the driver sits on the kerb side, so the passenger steps out on the road side. Period film and television scenes gain a working steam tractor, and photographers get green paint and a heavy outline against fields, yards and brickwork. Heritage and agricultural events gain period character from the steam and the belt-driving flywheel. Weddings and personal hires can use it for an arrival guests remember. It is based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.