The International Harvester Collectors Club, 26th annual Red Power Round Up is starts today and runs through June 13 at the Missouri State Fairgrounds, in Sedalia. The Missouri Chapter is the host for this year's national gathering of IH enthusiasts.

The Red Power Round Up brings together collectors to show and demonstrate International Harvester made products. International Harvester tractors, trucks, implements and engines made prior to 1939 will be featured.

One such tractor that will make the trek to Sedalia is the McCormick-Deering WK-40 restored by Missouri Chapter president, Andrew Dawson. The tractor once belonged to the late father of country music star Leroy Van Dyke.

HONORING THE PAST: This year's Red Power Roundup celebrates the machines built before 1939 like this McCormick-Deering WK-40. It will be on display at the Missouri State Fairgrounds this week.

The 2015 show is expected to have an attendance of up to 20,000, from all over the United States, Canada and several foreign countries, according to Bob Buxton, International Harvester Collectors Club president. He expect be more than 1,000 tractors, 200 scouts and trucks, 300 Cub Cadets, 100 engines and assorted memorabilia to be on display.

In addition, vendors will be selling International Harvester parts, tractors, engines, trucks and other related items. The four-day event will be filled with demonstrations using vintage equipment for threshing, corn shelling and baling.

The purpose of the International Harvester Collectors Club is to preserve the history of the International Harvester Corporation and its products, says Buxton. The International Harvester Collectors Club has 8,000 members worldwide and over 40 Chapters.  Chapters are located across the United States, Canada and one in Sweden.