M50 this afternoon
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Mark Cahill
Full ISDC Members 2015Member Number 555
Its the owners club weekend getaway thing. Think its on in Meath this year. On September 12th and 13th. 
scooby1wrx
Petrolheads
I think the cops would need a futuristic speed camera to catch them boys out :lol:
wasn't even in my car to give them a run for their money :lol:
pigeonhead
Petrolheads
That must have been some sight.
tommy 555
Member Number 935
Heres the other Irish car , the SHAMROCK
Its a beaut
:lol:
The Shamrock was a car produced in Ireland for a brief period during the 1950s.
The business was established by an American businessman, William K Curtis in Tralee, Co. Kerry, but was moved to Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, before production began. The aim was to produce a large luxury car model for export to the US market.
Shortly after production began, however, design flaws became apparent. Although the car was big and heavy, it used a relatively small Austin A55 1.5 litre engine, which limited performance. The A55 also provided the transmission and suspension. Another problem was that the rear wheels were shrouded by body panels and a rear wheel could not be removed (for puncture repair for example) without dropping its axle. The car used fibreglass body panels and was styled as a four seat, two door, coupé with removable hardtop. The wheelbase was 98 inches (2487 mm).
Production of up to 10,000 cars a year was talked about but eventually, only ten complete cars were produced during the six months before production ceased. After the factory closed, the unused parts were dumped into the local Lough Muckno.
The car is now very rare, and only four are believed to be still in existence: three in Ireland one each in Castleblayney, Killarney, and Drogheda and one in Reno, Nevada.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock_(car)"
Its a beaut
:lol:The Shamrock was a car produced in Ireland for a brief period during the 1950s.
The business was established by an American businessman, William K Curtis in Tralee, Co. Kerry, but was moved to Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, before production began. The aim was to produce a large luxury car model for export to the US market.
Shortly after production began, however, design flaws became apparent. Although the car was big and heavy, it used a relatively small Austin A55 1.5 litre engine, which limited performance. The A55 also provided the transmission and suspension. Another problem was that the rear wheels were shrouded by body panels and a rear wheel could not be removed (for puncture repair for example) without dropping its axle. The car used fibreglass body panels and was styled as a four seat, two door, coupé with removable hardtop. The wheelbase was 98 inches (2487 mm).
Production of up to 10,000 cars a year was talked about but eventually, only ten complete cars were produced during the six months before production ceased. After the factory closed, the unused parts were dumped into the local Lough Muckno.
The car is now very rare, and only four are believed to be still in existence: three in Ireland one each in Castleblayney, Killarney, and Drogheda and one in Reno, Nevada.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamrock_(car)"
tommy 555
Member Number 935
Yeah but they are basically Marcus Cars now , Same owner and development people ,
Basically use the marcus still use the tmc chassis , dunno if you could call them a legitmate car maker as they produced race cars not Road cars to the best of my knowledge
Alesbury was another Irish car builder in early 1900,s
Basically use the marcus still use the tmc chassis , dunno if you could call them a legitmate car maker as they produced race cars not Road cars to the best of my knowledge
Alesbury was another Irish car builder in early 1900,s
they did,in ballsbridge motors shelbourne road.