Events

by Tom Heavey It’s great to hear that legendary brand MG is returning to Irish showrooms with the announcement that the Frank Keane Group has been appointed as the authorised distributor for MG Motor in Ireland. Many will know Frank Keane has a personal interest in classic cars, and has some of the finest cars in Ireland in his personal collection. The Frank Keane Motor … Read more

by Tom Heavey At the annual General Assembly of FIVA (the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens, or international federation of historic vehicles), held online on the 20th and 21st of November 2020, the mood was upbeat and optimistic that 2021 will see a return to post-pandemic normality. In the words of FIVA president Tiddo Bresters, “Let’s hope we’ll soon be in kickdown, rather than lockdown.” … Read more

by Andrew Pollock Following the recently announced plans by the government of the UK to ban the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2030, and all hybrid cars by 2035, the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has published the results of its 2020 National Historic Vehicle Survey, revealing the extent of the old vehicle hobby’s positive contribution to the UK economy. The headline points … Read more

A rare Steven McQueen Le Mans movie poster has a current bid of £2,000 in H&H’s online automobilia auction. This original large poster is the holy grail of motor-related movie posters, and has stirred up quite an interest so far in this week-long online auction.   Automobilia is something all petrol heads collect, even though we might not think we do. Over time we build up … Read more

Bob Montgomery, well-known motor historian and author, has published what can only be described as his best book yet, which focuses 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 … Read more

To date, this is the list of events we have been informed have been cancelled or postponed due to the COVID 19 virus. We will update this list regularly when we receive notification of affected events. If you are an event organiser, please email us if you have a cancelled or postponed event that you wish to add to this list; emails can be sent … Read more

By Thomas Heavey If you’re a regular reader of Irish Vintage Scene, you will know that one of my favorite events of the summer is the RIAC Picnic in the Park, which takes place each year in Marlay Park in Dublin. This informal evening get-together is open to classic cars and motorcycles of all ages, and as the name suggests, all participants are encouraged to … Read more

I’m afraid that this weekend I have bad news, which really was inevitable. Our Irish Vintage Scene Vintage & Classic Show planned for the 20th and 21st of June at Galway Racecourse has been cancelled. There was no doubt in our mind for the last month that it would not proceed, but we were looking at other possible dates with a view to rescheduling. However, these have not … Read more

By Tom Heavey Ten years ago this weekend, my wife, Pauline and myself walked from Naas in Co. Kildare to Cork over seven days, and ended up at the Innishannon Steam Rally. Now this might sound like total madness, but it wasn’t really – our walk was part of the Naas-to-Cork Steam Engine Run in aid of Spina Bifida, and each day as the steam … Read more

After publishing 167 editions of Irish Vintage Scene, and always getting it on the shops shelves for the on-sale date, due to the current COVID 19 pandemic we have decided that we will cease publishing for at least the next issue of the magazine. So, the May issue that would have been on sale on the 20th of April will now not be published. This … Read more

By Andrew Pollock This weekend many thousands of enthusiasts and day-trippers alike should have been looking forward to the Motorfest Ireland event at Limerick Racecourse, which of course has fallen foul of the coronavirus restrictions, like every other. One of our personal favourites on the summer show calendar, each year the Limerick Classic Car Club pull out all the stops to put on a fun-packed … Read more

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