Fifty Years of a Legend
To mark its fiftieth birthday we take a special look at what made the Ford Cortina the legend it is, examining each model separately, while also reliving the events of the Cortina Owners’ Club of Ireland during the year-long 2012 celebrations.
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Marshall Plan
This is restoration at its best; a few years ago this Series 3A Field Marshall tractor was lying totally covered in bushes with a tree growing up through it. Look at it now!
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Tea & Bourbon
Another first for us is a feature on a Bristol Car. These luxurious tourers are few and far between, and we were delighted to come across this very nice example at this year’s Irish Classic & Vintage Motorshow in Terenure.
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Battle Steed
This BSA W-M20 Irish Army bike was rescued from a certain end in the scrapyard, and restored to its former beauty. Not only that, but it has since visited the site of one of the world’s most famous battles in Normandy, France.
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The Bunclody Berliet
The Berliet truck is a rare sight in Ireland, but even rarer is an Irish-built one. We tracked down this one in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, not far from where it was originally assembled in Bunclody.
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Yesterday’s Child
Matchbox’s ‘Models of Yesteryear’ range is a firm favourite with many collectors, and this month we catch up with one such enthusiast; Neilus Carroll from Co. Cork.
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Show reports… countrywide
2012 Pre-’55 Races, Irish Vintage Society All-Ireland Rally, Enniskerry Victorian Field Day, Trim V&V Show 2012, Ballinrostig Vintage Club Field Day, CVVMC STOP Charity Run, DVCCC Donegal Town Show, Citroen Car Club All Ireland Rally, Dromone Hills Tractor Run, RNLI Baltimore Vintage Tour, λ Waringstown Vintage Cavalcade, Heart of the Glens Festival, Rossdilig Vintage Rally 2012, Limerick Model Show, Tuam Model Show, Classic Bike Show, Leopardstown, Stradbally Parish Vintage Rally, TECU Annual Road Run and Virginia Vintage Show.
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