Thousands of people attended over Saturday and Sunday, to catch a glimpse of some of the impressive tractors, cars, other vehicles and engines that were on display.

There were more than 200 items to look at and the weather, while cold with the occasional shower, mostly behaved itself throughout the event which was held at the Manilla Showground.

Manilla Vintage Machinery Group secretary Margaret Hurle said it was touching to see the public show so much support after the cancellation of 2020's rally.

"We didn't know how it would go because we had to sit out last year but people were really keen to get back into action, we got a fantastic roll up of a display of vintage machines of all types," she said.

"I would say it was well up or at least equivalent to any previous year, I don't have exact numbers but it would've been a couple thousand at least and people were really pleased to be able to make the trip and spend the day here."

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While members of the general public enjoy being able to go along to the event and marvel at the size and style of some of the vehicles, it is also an opportunity for enthusiasts to network.

Ms Hurle said it was good to see people bonding over their love for the machinery and make connections that could last well beyond the long weekend.

"The main point of these things is to get the enthusiasts together and a lot of new links were made between people with similar interests," she said.

"I myself witnessed two people who were standing near each other and realising they had similar interests and exchanging names and phone numbers."

She also said it can provide major benefits to those people, with deals often being struck to trade parts or create business relationships.

The most important group on the weekend, however, was the organisers and volunteers who made it possible, and Ms Hurle wanted to provide a massive thanks to all of those who helped out.

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