The Dunmore & District Vintage Club in Co. Galway held their annual vintage rally on Sunday, August the 4th last, and Norbert Sheering brings us these photos from the event.
The 20th Lisdoonan Vintage Show took place on Sunday the 18th of August this year at Lisdoonan, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan. After a cancellation last year due to the awful weather conditions we all endured in 2012, Lisdoonan was back for 2013 and with plenty of new attractions to boot, as Shane Cranney found out for us.
The Trim Veteran & Vintage Car Rally has been running since 1985, and is a perennial favourite with enthusiasts. This year’s took place on the 21st of July, and Stephen McEvoy was there to bring us these photos.
The Trim Veteran & Vintage Car Rally has been running since 1985, and is a perennial favourite with enthusiasts. This year’s took place on the 21st of July, and Stephen McEvoy was there to bring us these photos.
Set in the Co. Westmeath village of Rathowen, this year’s annual Streete Vintage Show was held on Sunday the 14th of July in the lovely venue of Streete Parish Park, with clear skies and temperatures in the high twenties. Shane Cranney was there with his camera and suncream to record the event for Irish Vintage Scene, and brings us these photos.
This year’s Riverstown Vintage Festival on the 2nd of June was held at the usual venue at Sligo Folk Park, which is a really great spot for such an event with lots of attractions in its own right. Patrick Mullan was there for Irish Vintage Scene to bring you these photos.
The Erne Vintage Car Club’s main run of the year was based at the Killyhevlin Hotel from the 16th to the 18th of August this year. Patrick Mullan was there, camera in hand, to bring us these photos from the event.
In 2012 84 tractors converged on Ballinasloe, Co. Galway for an event held by the Ballinasloe & District Vintage Club, which aimed to set a record for the largest number of vintage finger-bar mowers working in one field at the same time.
Set in a new location closer to Clontibrit, this year’s 25th Monaghan Veteran & Vintage Club Rally on the 7th of July 2013 was packed to capacity. Patrick Mullan was there for Irish Vintage Scene to bring us these photos.
The GTINI club’s Castlewellan Forest Park meet in Co. Down has become a firm favourite on the VW calendar over its ten-year lifespan. Stephen McEvoy was there for Retro Classics on the 6th of July this year to bring us these photos.
The Neal Egan Show & Run is probably the most anticipated event on the Irish classic Ford calendar. This year’s took place in bright sunshine on the 4th of August, and Patrick Mullan was there for Retro Classics, camera in hand.
Held in Connolly Barracks in Longford Town, this year’s Longford Vintage Club Festival on the 2nd of June was positively bustling with exhibits, and the main gate saw large numbers of the general public pay a visit to see our hobby. Patrick Mullan was there for Irish Vintage Scene to bring us these photos.
This year’s Ballymena Carfest took place in the Co. Antrim town on the 8th of June last, and was a huge success with an amazing turnout of vehicles of all kinds. Stephen McEvoy was there for Irish Vintage Scene, and brings us these photos from the day.
Every two years the Fingal Vintage Society’s show in North County Dublin wows classic car, tractor and commercial enthusiasts with its massive static displays, extensive working areas and range of family attractions. The 2013 event took place on the 27th and 28th of July last, and as you can see from Shane Cranney’s photos, it was a real cracker.
The grounds of the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny have been the venue for the Donegal Vintage & Classic Car Club’s annual show for a good while now, and the hardcore surfaces were welcome on the 12th of May this year due to the showery, but largely dry conditions. Pat Mullan was in attendance for Irish Vintage Scene to bring us these photographs.
This year marked the 29th running of the Connacht Veteran & Vintage Motor Club’s run through Roscommon. Patrick Mullan was on hand for Irish Vintage Scene over the weekend of the 29th and 30th of June to record the event.
The Breffni Vintage Club’s annual memorial run took place this year on the 26th of May, and took in many interesting spots around Co. Cavan. Patrick Mullan was there for Irish Vintage Scene, and took these photographs from the day.
Now in its 59th year, the annual run organised by the Leinster Motor Club brings out some truly amazing cars, and this year’s event on the 30th of June was no exception, as Ian Shipley found out for Irish Vintage Scene.
For the second time in its history, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland’s car show was held at St Columba’s College in Rathfarnham, Dublin this year on the 23rd of June. Ian Shipley was there for Irish Vintage Scene to bring us these photos.
This year’s Inishowen Vintage Club Annual Show in Co. Donegal took place in scorching sunshine on the 9th of June, and was an unprecedented success with over 6,000 people coming through the gate. Pat Mullan was there to record the event for Irish Vintage Scene, and brings us these photos from the day.