REGINA ? Bill Young is pretty sure he?s seen every Canada?s Farm Progress Show since it began 35 years ago. As one of the founding partners in Young?s Equipment, a farm machinery dealership in Saskatchewan, his role at the farm progress show started in the new, shiny machinery arena. But since 1997, when he brought his first restored piece of farm equipment to the Antique Truck and Tractor Display, he?s shifted toward the old and rusty side of things.
?Reminiscing is the best part of the antique show,? said Young. ?Getting the stories of all the troubles (people) had finding pieces for (their equipment). There?s a story behind every piece in there.?
This year, the antique show has 84 exhibitors and more than 140 pieces of equipment on display.
Young is showing off his restored 1939 Ford 1 Ton pickup, a treasure from his childhood that he once used when he was dating his wife.
Visitors to the farm progress show get a chance to check out history in action twice a day ? at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. ? when the antiques roll out of the Prairie, Pasqua, Harlton Building and parade around the property.
?You?ve got some family members coming to see stuff that?s been sold and dealt with, and other ones that are taking pride in what they?ve restored in honour of their family,? said Laurie Temple, chair of the antique truck and tractor display.
In a show that focuses on the future of farming, the antique show stands as a reminder of where the industry began.
?It?s our heritage, it?s where we come from,? said Temple. ?You have to start somewhere and lots of people have been where they have been.?
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