The event, hosted by the Edendale Vintage Machinery Club, is a magnet for those who restore, drive or who are just interested in machinery and vehicles from a bygone era.
Event convener Neil Irwin said blustery winds yesterday prevented helicopter rides and the stunt motorbikes from performing and blew down a few gazebos used by stallholders.
However, gate takings from Saturday indicated a record crowd, even though it was too early to calculate a final tally.
This year, the Crank-up celebrated the 70th anniversary of the David Brown tractor, 50 years of the Mini, 70 years of the Volkswagen, 100 years of the Lister Motor and the 150th anniversary of the Lanz Company.
First time visitor Bob Roos, of Henley, was so impressed he was planning to come back next year.
The vintage machinery and vehicles, along with the musicians playing accordions, were his particular favourites.
John Burge, of Wales, was making his fourth consecutive trip to Crank-up days.
One exhibit that turned heads was a replica of the first car built by German Carl Benz in 1886.
It was the world's first automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.
The little car's custodian, Peter Lynn, of Ashburton, said the replica was built from Mr Benz's original plans by Brian Black, of Christchurch.
Mr Black had been granted a licence to build two replicas.
MP Eric Roy proved he was still a man of the land by shearing some lambs using a pedal-powered shearing machine.
The ingenious contraption consisted of a modified electric shearing machine powered by a stationary bike, with the pedalling done in part by Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye.
