VINTAGE stationary engines, many rescued from the scrap heaps and restored to showroom condition, went on show at the weekend.

The old machines, some dating back to over a hundred years, were on display at the second Wessex Vintage Day at White Horse Country Park in Westbury on Sunday

The engines, which used to drive farm and factory machines decades ago, have been painstakingly restored by their owners.

Among the engines on show was the 1931 Lister engine which at one time was used to provide electric power for a Trowbridge home.

Owner Mark Taylor, of Southwick, spent four months over the winter said it had been a winter project that has taken him over four months to restore.

He said: "I needed an engine to run my old saw bench to show it working at vintage events. It's been a labour of love, taking hours of restoration. Today it is making its debut and it runs perfectly.”

Vintage enthusiast Eric Gay, who organised the event, brought his Alamo stationary engine which he has completely rebuilt.

The engine was first produced in America in 1916 and has taken the electrical contractor two years to restore.

He said: “Parts are difficult to obtain and I have had to make pistons and white metal bearings. It's been a difficult project with many challenges but it’s been all worthwhile now it is finished and running as it did 100 years ago”

The event was the Wessex Vintage Society's first of the year, with its main show the Wessex Midsummer vintage gathering scheduled for June 18 and 19 at Semington.

Vintage vehicles, old commercials, motorbikes, tractors steam engines and showground attractions will feature.