Driving towards Langport, a jeep pulling a Trailer came around the corner. On the trailer, there was a vintage Tractor. The tractor was clearly in need of a substantial amount of restoration work, but it was not hard to imagine what it would look like at some future vintage agricultural machinery event.

The tractor seemed a statement of Confidence, not only the confidence the owner had that he would be able to fully restore it, but his confidence that the days are returning when there will be a possibility of …