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We have two events this Sunday Our visit and road run with the WATERGARDEN IN THOMASTOWN and the second is a Vintage Rally in ARDATTIN CO. CARLOW
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Our Annual Vintage Rally will be held on Sunday July 1st in Myshall, County Carlow.
On the Saturday June 30th there in Myshall for live street music and entertainment. All Welcome.
This Year’s Theme is any type of Massey Ferguson for the Massey Ferguson 60th anniversy and Morris Minors 70th anniversy so if you have one bring it to Myshall.
On Show: There Will Be Tractors, Stationery Engines, and Cars, Family Amusements and all other vintage equipment welcome.
WE ARE HEADING HERE NEXT SUNDAY,LEAVING TUBS AND TILES AT 11am
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OVER 30 CAR AND LOTS OF MEMBERS AND FRIENDS ATTENDED OUR PICNIC IN JENKINSTOWN.
THANKS TO ALL THAT ATTENDED AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO BROUGHT THEM DELICIOUS BUNS AND FLAP JACKS……………mmmmmmmmmmmm
p.s. click on photos to enlarge
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Tullow Vintage Club are holding their annual Show and on Sunday June 24th at “Rathwood Home and Garden Centre”, Tullow Co. Carlow.
This Show has been very popular over the years as it is a venue that provides “something for everyone “ with the “award winning” Home and Garden Centre, The Rathwood Train, Children’s play area including the amazing maze, woodland walks and all of that is before you get to see the excellent display of classic and vintage vehicles that always support this show. Tullow Vintage Club also invites anyone who has a vintage or Classic Vehicle for sale which they are welcome to do free of charge.
Also on the day:
THE CLUB WILL BE LEAVING TUBS AND TILES AT 11am There is a 10% discount for any goods purchased in the Home and Garden Centre
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WOODS 2011
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From the archives of Bob Montgomery, motoring historian
THE BRITTAIN MINORS: The first post-war motor show at Earl’s Court, London, in October 1948, was significant for the unveiling of three new Morris models: the Morris Six MS, the Morris Oxford MO and the Morris Minor Series MM.
It was the new Morris Minor which stole the show, being displayed in two versions, a two-door saloon and a tourer (drop-head) version. For once the motoring press and the manufacturer’s advertising were in agreement – the new Morris was “the World’s Supreme Small Car”. The Motor even went so far as to say that the car “approached perfection”.
The weak economy of post-war Britain meant that over 75 per cent of production of the new Minor was exported and there were even restrictions in Britain on the purchase of new cars.
In Ireland the Morris Minor was assembled by G A Brittain at Portabello, Dublin. In fact, Ireland received the first CKD Morris Minors dispatched for export anywhere in the world, making this the first outside Britain to have Morris Minor production.
In the years that followed, Brittains assembled all versions of the Series MM, but, after the Series II models were introduced in February 1953, they restricted their production mainly to two- and four-door saloons with a small quantity of Tourers.
The Minor was in continuous production by Brittains until 1971 and ended with the production of a two-door saloon. However, after some time the company decided to use its remaining parts to build another car for display in its showroom.
This “final” car was a four-door saloon finished in “teal blue” with a matching light blue interior. This unique car was sold, after Brittain went into liquidation in 1975, to a Ken Smith, who in turn sold it to its current owner, Paul Hanley, in 1985.
A number of items peculiar to the Irish-assembled cars feature on this car – the grille and road wheels being painted in the body colour, as well as wing piping which is black on all Irish models of the Morris Minor, rather than being matched to the body colour as on British examples.
After Australia and the US, Ireland was the third most important CKD market for this much loved car. Happily, many fine road-worthy examples are still in evidence today.
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THE CHAIRMAN AND THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THE CHARITY ROAD RUN LAST SUNDAY. IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND ENJOYED BY ALL….
OVER €1800 HAS BEEN RAISED SO FAR WITH A FEW MORE CARDS TO COME BACK.
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