The attached Flight picture shows Alexander Ogilvie's Wright biplane being
towed out at the July 1912 'aviation week' at Bournemouth on the south coast
of England. Ogilvie was the 7th person to qualify as a pilot in the UK.

My off-topic question is very straightforward and concerns the vehicle towing
the aircraft: what kind is it?

I have every confidence that someone here will know.

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