This is a list of some websites that may be of interest to the vintage machinery enthusiast. It has a focus on those relating to New Zealand.
Clubs
- Kaipara Vintage Machinery Club
- Franklin Vintage Machinery Club
- Waikato Vintage Tractor & Machinery Club
- Otorohanga Vintage Machinery Club
- Hawke’s Bay Vintage Machinery Club
- Wairarapa Vintage Machinery Club
- Nelson Vintage Engine & Machinery Club
- Marlborough Vintage and Farm Machinery Society
- Case and Vintage Farm Machinery Club
- Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club
- Edendale Vintage Machinery Club
- Thornbury Vintage Tractor & Implement Club
Museums
- Packard and Pioneer Museum, Mangatapere
- Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT), Auckland
- Vintage Barn, Thames
- East Coast Museum of Technology, Gisbourne
- Southward Car Museum, Paraparaumu
- Brayshaw Heritage Park, Blenhiem
- Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch
- Yaldhurst Transport Museum, Christchurch
- Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum
- Hayes Engineering Works, Oturehua, Otago
To find the many other vintage machinery museums and display sheds around New Zealand visit NZMuseums.
Other
- Federation of Motoring Clubs
- NZ Stationary Engines
- NZ Ploughing Association
- New Zealand Vintage Tool Collectors Club
- Vintage Scene – a quarterly New Zealand magazine
- Vintage tractor parts (Andrew Lusty)
- Car and Tractor Books NZ
- New Zealand Agent for Kelsey Publishing (vintage machinery magazines)
- TradeMe, a popular auction website (use this “vintage machinery” search)
- Active Harvesting Weekend sponsored by the Wairarapa (New Zealand) Vintage Machinery Club
International
- DBTractors UK – David Brown Tractors were one of the first tractor manufacturers.
- Smokestak – antique engine forum
- Tractor Data – a UK based website
- TractorJoe – US based tractor parts, manuals, advice and forum.
- TractorData – an extensive database about tractors
- Yesterday’s Tractors – tractor parts, manuals, discussion forum etc
- Vintage Machinery World – focuses on woodworking machinery
- Internal Fire, Museum of Power – a Welsh museum with good collection of online manuals available to registered users
Let us know of any suitable links that can be added to this page.