Shrewsbury Steam Rally.

[Pandora's Firebox]

Originally Posted by 8_10 Brass Cleaner

'Bonnie' has never been anything but a very fine roller, a D2.

for info here is a very similar engine, but this time sold as a 'convertable' by Fowlers with both sets of parts. I gather the convertables had some extra diameter in the bores, and the order books in MERL at Reading bear this out. She would be identical to Bonnie in roller form.

Front end is correct, i.e the bits that matter were supplied with this engine. The rear wheels are 'home made'. Certainly is dumpy!

'Bonnie' really is quite bonnie.

The flywheel spoils the convertible, if it were a tad smaller, it possibly could look more acceptable, but then would not look as good in roller form. Rear wheels look good if they are home made - they appear to have pretty much followed the original design and kept them as rolls, rather than something completely bodged as we see on most showmans tractor conversions.