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Autumn Run: 20th October 2024

What a Sunday afternoon of contrasts.  Here we were in the heart of West Cork commemorating a sad event of a century ago; our 100 year old Ford ICE cars being led for the duration by the all-electric Ford Explorer; where “ Autumn leaves on’t...

Autumn Run: 13th October 2024

The atmosphere was one of happy domesticity. A truly wonderful autumn run was held in the second week of October while the green foliage was still on the trees and the brown freshly leaves were strewn along the roadway making for a colourful setting for...

Autumn Run: 22nd September 2024

For those interested in numbers, we had participation from 40+ members, guests and children, 17 cars of mixed years with 6 of the 16 Ts of 1915, a round trip of 45 miles all in, visiting 4 counties in Ireland.   To say the least, it...

National Steam Rally: 4th August 2024

The call was out, for an exhibition of as many Model Ts that we could muster, to recognise the 60th anniversary of the National Steam Fair in Stradbally, which was founded by four steam enthusiasts in 1964, one of them being deceased member Benny O’Gorman....

35th Annual Rally: Sunday 7th July 2024

Raymond Megaw, our host for the second segment of our 35th Annual Rally, based at Carrickdale Hotel car park, was on hand to deliver his drivers’ briefing at 10:00 am to members and visitors, for a trip that would lead us into another county and...

35th Annual Rally: Saturday 6th July 2024

At Carrickdale Hotel, Dundalk, an assembly of members and friends took place on Saturday morning at 9:30 am where more than fifty Model T Cars of varying ages and colours, were lined up ready for the off.  A passerby would be forgiven for a time...

Classic Fest: 30th June 2024

Readers may recall that at our last AGM, John O’Neill sought support for the second annual Classic Fest, a static display of interesting cars and commercials on show based at Galway Racecourse on the last Sunday of June.  The venue was ideal from the point...

Ballinadee: 16th June 2024

As we are all too aware, Spring 2024 was a wet one, resulting in farming activities set back by six weeks or so.  This means that once the dry spell takes place, the country side will look lush and green. And so it was on...

Mallow Spring Run: 19th May 2024

The front page of the drivers’ instructions for the 2nd North Cork Model T Run has a village photo taken in the early 1920s, for it shows an improved Tudor reversed parked against the footpath edge at the brow of the hill at Scarteen leading...