Paul Clarke, of Dunedin, fires up a 1957 Ministry of Works D7 at the weekend. Mr Clarke and his staff brought 20 bulldozers and scrapers from their Dunedin base to Wanaka, a journey involving a combined 6000km of driving. PHOTOS: STEPHEN JAQUIERY : Wheel be back, Wanaka

Wanaka trio (from left) Keith Barclay and Simon and Danni Stewart admire an immaculate 1918 Packard at the show. : Wheel be back, Wanaka

Al Haig tries to talk over the roar of tractors in the parade ground as he drives a Christchurch-built 1936 grader. : Wheel be back, Wanaka

Ian Ridd, of Winton, helps start a 1904 Ford Model C runabout from Invercargill's Bill Richardson Transport World. : Wheel be back, Wanaka

With her family in the trucking business, Kate Gebbie, of Geraldine, recorded some images to take home. : Wheel be back, Wanaka