Hello all,
and welcome to the Irish Vintage Scene Online Newsletter for July 2015 (Issue 110). Despite an unusually cold May the show season has been progressing well, and June has thankfully seen in increase in temperatures. In the last few weekends I’ve attended the Gordon Bennett Rally, the NEVCC Mosney Car Show, the Pioneer Run, the Innishannon Steam & Vintage Rally, Kilbroney Vintage Show, Classic Car Live and more. Add to that a double deadline thanks to the new issue of Retro Classics coming out on the 1st of July and you’re left with a pretty busy month around here! It’s been great to meet so many enthusiasts on my travels though, and I have to say that the quality of the vintage and classic vehicles in this country continues to escalate. Long may it continue.
Safe motoring,
Andrew Pollock, Editor.
A Selection of Upcoming Events
The following are only a small selection of the many events that take place next weekend:
27th June: The 2nd Armagh Lions Club Retro Truck Show
28th June: NCBI Classic Car Show
28th June: Midlands VW Club’s 1st Annual Show
28th June: Charleville Vintage Rally
28th June: Ulster Vintage Commercial Vehicle Club Run
28th June: The 61st Leinster Motor Club Run
For full details on the above and other events taking place this year, see the current issue of Irish Vintage Scene Magazine.
New Issue of Irish Vintage Scene Out Now!
The July 2015 edition of Irish Vintage Scene (Issue 110) is on sale now, and once again is full to bursting with feature vehicles and show reports from all around Ireland.
This month’s cover slot goes to a family saloon that was such a popular choice for not only motorists in its native Germany, but all over Europe and here in Ireland too. Even though the Opel Kadett C’s rear-wheel-drive layout was traditional its mechanicals were very well proven, and suspension was by coil springs all round unlike other RWD competitors. The example we feature this month was sold new at Bushe & Flynn Opel dealers in Dublin in 1979, and has recently been restored to pristine condition by a Dundalk-based enthusiast after it lay deteriorating in storage for many years. Our second car feature tells the wonderful story of a recently-rebuilt 1973 Ford Consul L that’s remained in the same family all of its life, coming back to Ireland with them when they relocated from England in 1976….[read more]
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This Month’s Video Link
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. You might have noticed that we are big fans of Jay Leno and his amazing car collection – well this month’s video link takes us back to his huge garage once more to check out one of his oldest yet most interesting machines: his steam-powered 1906 Stanley Vanderbilt Cup race car. For those with a head for mechanics there’s a lot of technical content in this one, so it’s well worth a watch.
Winners in this Month’s Issue of Irish Vintage Scene
Every month there are a number of lucky readers picked as winners in Irish Vintage Scene Magazine, and the lucky readers from our May issue are:
- Your Letters: Gerard Coakley wins a Sealey rechargeable LED torch
- Laid to Rust: Ken Johnson wins €50 cash
- Retrospect: Michael Seymour wins a year’s subscription to Irish Vintage Scene
- Subscriber Newsletter: Peter J Gallagher, Tommy Quinlan, Eamonn Smyth, James O’Brien and Martin Russell each win a family ticket to the Irish Classic & Vintage Motorshow in Terenure, Dublin on the 5th of July.
Check out Irish Vintage Scene every month for even more ways to win!
New Issue of Retro Classics
The July to September issue of Retro Classics Magazine hits the shop shelves on the 1st of July, and as always has a wide variety of interesting classic and retro cars between its covers. Features this time range from a delectable Mini Clubman to a wild wide-bodied Chevrolet Corvette to a rare Vauxhall Firenza Sporthatch – we compare two of the greatest hot hatches of all time, the Mk1 Golf GTi and Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9, and advise you on how to buy a Porsche 924. There’s a whole host of event reports in there too from all over the country, including DubShed, Croft Hillclimb, Limerick Classic Car Show, the Kilbeggan MAAC American Show, plus lots more.
Don’t miss out; get your July to September 2015 edition of Retro Classics Magazine at any good newsagent, or click on the button to buy online!
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Irish Vintage Scene Online Bookstore
The range of useful and entertaining book titles available from Irish Vintage Scene’s online bookshop is growing every month. By logging onto www.irishvintagescene.ie and pressing the Online Shop button you can choose from books on diecast model cars, car buyer’s guides, motorcycles and lots, lots more. Simply click on the image below, and start browsing!
