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It’s snowing outside so we just thought of a great idea for next years Christmas cards. Why not get a cool photo of a vintage vehicle outside in the show, something like the one we’ve used in the past. We’ve a few ideas below to get the creative juices flowing… The Winning photo could be used as our 2017 Christmas cards. The winner will receive €100 cash … Read more
Wednesday 11th January: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users to take extra care when using the roads over the next 72 hours as Met Eireann has issued a yellow weather warning nationwide for sleet, snow and ice. Very cold wintry weather will develop from Wednesday evening and will last until midday on Saturday. There is a risk of 3-5cm snow nationwide … Read more
JANUARY SALE! Welcome to Vintage Tyres’ January sale We’re taking 20% off our Avon (car range), Ensign and Waymaster tyres until the end of the month. Click on the buttons below to go straight to the deals or call 01590 612261 now. All offers are for UK retail sales only. Offer ends on January 31, 2017 /products/car-tyres/waymaster-jan-2017-offer
Meath’s Cian Carey was named as the winner of the Motorsport Ireland/Sport Ireland Young Driver of The Year Award earlier this week at a ceremony in Sport Ireland’s Ballycoolin Campus The 2016 BOSS Ireland Champion was one of three finalists chosen from the original nominees, the other two being Andy O’Brien and Jordan Dempsey. Driving his Mooretown Engineering Formula Renault car, Cian won the BOSS (Big Open Single … Read more
This year, on the occasion of the Erne Vintage Car Club’s 37th Annual Rally, I decided to spend the weekend with the club instead of leaving after the run on Saturday, and it was worth it. The event took place from the 19th to the 21st of August, and the Friday night saw a very big display of vehicles in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, with the … Read more
Co. Meath’s Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival is one of the largest vintage events in the country at this stage, and the 2016 festival on the 14th of August was another fantastic day, as Paddy O’Rourke shows in his photos. Words & Photos by Paddy O’Rourke
(Posted Nov. 2016) A pre-production 1991 Ford Granada Scorpio with just 1,325 miles on the clock, will be offered at auction by CCA. The car has been in storage for over two decades and been preserved in excellent condition. The car narrowly avoided scrappage thanks to its owner, making it an exceptionally rare find on the market. A pre-production 1991 Ford Granada Scorpio, used exclusively … Read more
There is no doubt about it: the Mini was, and still is, a force to be reckoned with in motorsport. One event that made it famous was the Monte Carlo Rally, and none more so than in 1967, when our own Paddy Hopkirk took the chequered flag in a works Mini. While I always knew that works cars were well and truly modified versions of … Read more
Got to love old car commercials. If they did these ads with new cars , plastic would be flying off everywhere!
RSA and An Garda Síochána launch October Bank Holiday Weekend Campaign 27 October 2016: With the clocks going back this weekend, heralding darker days, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána have today urged road-users to ensure they can be clearly seen when out on the roads. The most effective way to do this is to wear high visibility clothing such as … Read more
The second-ever Benbulben Motor Show took place in Grange, Co. Sligo last June, and Patrick Mullan was there with his camera to capture the day. Photos by Patrick Mullan
Welcome to another busy issue of Irish Vintage Scene. This month I’m going to write about something that I am sure many of you will have an opinion on, and just like me you should have your say. If you agree with me, or indeed if you disagree, then why not put pen to paper or email us your thoughts for publication? This subject has … Read more
We have a family pass to give away to the 6th Limerick Diecast, Model & Diorama Show on Sunday 18th September 2016. To be in with a chance of winning this family pass (2 adults, 3 children) just complete the below form. (Winner will be picked on Friday 16th September, tickets will be waiting at the door for the winner)
September 25th Maxol will bring back the National Fuel Economy Run, an event which was hugely popular in the 70s and 80s. Find out if you’ve got the most fuel efficient driver and car pairing in your respective vehicle class. There’s an overall winner on the day and runner up trophies in each class too. The event kicks off at Maxol’s new M3 Mulhuddart Service … Read more
Some of you may be aware that Ford Ireland will be holding an exclusive invite-only event on Friday 30th September to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Fiesta. The event will kick off in the Kildare area at about 10.30am, and will involve a convoy drive of 40 Fiestas, whereby the planned activities will commence for a couple of hours, with refreshments being provided. For … Read more
9th September 2016: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users to take extreme care when using the roads as Met Éireann have issued a Yellow Weather Warning for strong winds from 10am to 9pm today, Friday 9 September. Southerly winds later veering southwesterly are expected and will increase to 55 to 65 km/h and will gust up to 90 to 100km/h at times. … Read more
190 supercars and novelty cars, €850,000 raised for Irish charities, 900km of Irish open roads, free family festivals, celebrities, live music, dancers, stunt riders, aerobatic displays and the awesome sight of over 150,000 excited spectators coast to coast waving chequered flags from September 9th – 11th 2016 The largest ever CANNONBALL event takes place from September 9th to 11th all over Ireland. Now in … Read more
One of Ireland’s premier motoring events, the 2016 IVVCC International Gordon Bennett Rally took place from the 10th to the 12th of June, and brought 165 pre-1931 cars to the event base at the Killashee House Hotel in Naas, Co. Kildare. Irish Vintage Scene’s Andrew Pollock was lucky enough to travel in two very fine vintage Vauxhalls on the day – the 1921 30/98E of … Read more
Each month we like to bring the recipients of our online newsletter something of interest from the worldwide web, be it a video, photo or a blog. This month, we bring you an example of the mad-hattery that surrounds Dougal Cawley, Managing Director of UK-based vintage and classic tyre specialists Longstone Tyres. Well-known in vintage motorsport circles for his hairy 1929 GN/Ford special, affectionately known … Read more
Martin Bolger – Dinky cars Martin Bolger lives in Co Cavan and is an avid collector of dinky cars. He has transformed his entire terraced three bed house into a shrine to the cars. Martin is unemployed apart from some sporadic work on a CE scheme so he devotes all of his time to his toys and preparing for vintage shows where he gets to … Read more
