What’s in issue 82 March 2013

 

 The Features                                                                           

	COUPE CLASS When Giovanni Michelotti designed the Herald for Standard Triumph in the late nineteen-fi fties, he had no idea how his progeny was to aff ect the life of Michael Drinan some forty years later.
	CHARGED UP   In the 1970s the 94-horsepower, turbocharged 7000 was the king of the two-wheel-drive Fords, and it made quite an impression on many farmers, drivers and operators thanks to its gutsy performance and stout reliability ements.
	TT PEDIGREE   Sharing their surname with the Isle of Man capital, and with this lovingly rebuilt Manx-style Triton in the garage, it’s safe to say that Mick and Joe Douglas have an affinity for the legendary Tourist Trophy races.
	THE LONG HAUL   We Irish might think we know a thing or two about long-range haulage, but spare a thought for those hardy souls who cover incomprehensible distances across the Australian outback, American Midwest or the vast flatlands of central South Africa.
	TRUCKING ON   In the realm of model collecting, trucks and haulage miniatures are some of the most popular around. John Colgan from Portadown has certainly been bitten by the bug, and his display has impressed many at the model shows around the country.

 

 

 Show Reports … Countrywide                                           

 Aglish Vintage Run

 Fenagh Steam & Vintage Rally

 Mid Ulster VVC Ploughing Match

 Teeling Classic Car Club Show

 Tullylagan Vintage Owners Association Annual Run

 West Limerick Vintage Club Annual Vintage Show

 Ballyroan Vintage Club Annual Road Run

 Meath Vintage Group Seymourstown Show

 Nobber Road Run

 Royal Breffni Vintage Club Winter Run

 Ryefi eld Vintage Harvest Festival

 Vicarstown Vintage Rally

 2nd Durrow Diecast Model Show

 Gerard Murphy Memorial Run

 Portlaoise Indoor Car Show

 Carlow Vintage and Classic Motor Show

 Regualrs                                                                        

News & Events 

The latest developments from all over Ireland and abroad.

Diary Dates 

The most comprehensive list of upcoming events in Ireland.

Club Scene 

A dedicated section open to every club in Ireland to promote itself and its events.

Letters to Editor 

Have your say and get it off your chest; this is your place to say what you really think.

Laid to Rust 

A monthly pictorial of vehicles that are rusting away in the peace of our countryside.

Past Times 

Ireland’s best-known motoring historian, Bob Montgomery looks back at motoring and motoring events in the early days.

Model Scene 

One of the fastest-growing sectors of our hobby is the collecting and displaying of models, and each month this section brings you some of the best events and features from this vibrant scene.

Retrospect 

A page of old and nostalgic motoring photos sent in by our readers.

Tales From Over the Water 

Roger Hamlin, our roving overseas reporter, checks in each month with interesting, and often offbeat, stories from England, New Zealand, Australia and who-knows where.

Classifieds 

Looking for a classic? Well this is Ireland’s only dedicated marketplace.

Behind the Wheel 

Dick Byrne looks back at his memories of motoring in the last century.