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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...

Adare Spring Run: 21st April 2024

John Brady, our newly elected president stood by David and Marian Cuddy as they welcomed members and friends to the 20th annual spring run based at Adare Machinery where patrons were invited to morning teas/coffees, at the drivers’ briefing.  A printed itinerary was circulated to...

Monaghan: 8th October 2023

Monaghan is the county town of County Monaghan, Ireland. It also provides the name of its civil parish and barony. The population of the town as of the 2022 census was 7,894. The town is on the N2 road from Dublin to Derry and Letterkenny. ...

Autumn Run: 10th September 2023

For longer than one can remember, when it comes to the annual autumn run hosted by Sean McEvoy, we have yet to traverse ground not visited heretofore.  One must wonder how it is that County Laoise has so much to offer the day tripper.  Well,...

Mallow: 20th August 2023

As enthusiasts, we were delighted with the opportunity of having a Sunday run in north of County Cork, if nothing else that as a group, it was a first for our Club and for that matter, a first for the majority in attendance.  We met...

Stradbally: 6th August 2023

Our President Paul Murphy paid a fleeting visit to our site at Stradbally to perform his final check on work undertaken in advance of the big day on Sunday.  This was Saturday evening.  He would be AWOL on Sunday.  His assistant John was elevated to...