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By Stephen McEvoy I should probably start by introducing myself, as those of you who’ve joined the Irish Vintage Scene movement in the last five or so years won’t know me, and the rest of you have likely forgotten me, if not my car! Up until 2015 or so I was a very regular contributor to the magazine, when my full-time job took me to … Read more

Well, last Sunday the 5th of April should have seen our Miniature World model show take place in Leisureland in Galway, but alas it was not to be, as just like all other events in Ireland right now it was cancelled in the effort to slow down the COVID 19 virus. Not to be beaten, and wanting to mark the day nonetheless, we asked our … Read more

By Tom Heavey, Managing Editor Well this weekend was to have been a busy one for me and I’m sure many other enthusiasts, so while we have nowhere to go, let’s have a look at what could have been. As I write this I should have been on the red-eye 6.30am flight to the Practical Classics Restoration Show at the NEC in Birmingham; this is … Read more

Posted by Tom Heavey, Managing Editor Well I’m sure you have all heard enough about COVID-19 at this stage. We all know the implications of it from hearing of the death toll in Italy, and indeed in China, where it all began. A few months ago many of us thought the virus wouldn’t reach us over here, and while our thoughts were with the Chinese … Read more

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads over the next few days and the weekend as Met Eireann has issued Orange and Yellow weather warnings for strong winds and heavy rain.   Met Eireann has issued an Orange Wind weather warning for Clare, Galway Kerry and Mayo from 6am Saturday 29 February to 3am Sunday 1 … Read more

By Thomas Heavey, Managing Editor Just the other day an order came into the office for a copy of issue 62 of Irish Vintage Scene Magazine from July 2011, all of nine years ago. For this one I had to do a fair old rummage through our stock of back issues but, sure enough, we had it. When I got back indoors I boiled up … Read more

            It’s only a matter of days before the March issue of Irish Vintage Scene hits the shelves, having reached our subscribers by post on Friday. The cover story on a really cherished Fiat 600D is one that I particularly enjoyed writing, as the experiences of its owner mirror my own. He bought the little Fiat in his early teens as a project, but only … Read more

This weekend sees the Newcastle Charity Classic Car Show take place in the Slieve Donard Hotel in Newcastle, Co. Down. As well as being a very picturesque location, the hotel has played host to this show for over twenty years. I know that organisers Martin Cromwell and Bill Forsythe won’t mind when I say that this is possibly the smallest car show on the island … Read more

Just out is a new book by Bob Montgomery on the history of the Irish International Grand Prix held from 1929 to 1931. As Bob says in his forword, he has written on this subject before but he always felt that these three historic races deserved a more detailed publication of their own, and he has now completed this in a beautiful, large-format, 236-page hardback … Read more

Drift Games Extreme Round 3 Irish RallyX Championship Round 4 MONDELLO PARK – SATURDAY JULY 20TH SUNDAY JULY 21ST 2019 Retromania will recapture the automotive world as it was in the 80’s and 90’s. Displays of Retro builds will take you back to a time when old school Touring Cars and Group B Rallying ruled the world of Motorsport and the combustion engine was being … Read more