Made in Ireland

[AMC Rebel]

Been over in Dublin again - I bought my regular copy of Irish Vintage Scene - this one's a corker, with articles featuring a 1980 Fiesta and a 1982 Nissan Cherry N10 (as well as a pair of ace 70's Transits and various old tractor porn.

 

What I (in my ignorance) didn't realise was that the Nissan was made in Ireland.  The Fiesta wasn't, but Ford did make Escorts, Cortinas and Sierras in Cork until 1984.

 

The Nissan was made in Dublin, where a third-party outfit made them from 1973 until 78, when Nissan took over.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

[hairnet]

Volkswagen

 

Shamrock

[chaseracer]

Chrysler Hunter.

 

After the Avenger moved from Ryton to Linwood in 1976.

[sierraman]

I never knew that! I remember that the Renault 4 was made there for years.

[plasticvandan]

Nobel 200

Heinkel kabinroller

[hairnet]

The Reno 4 vans were as they had millions

[junkyarddog]

Volkswagen

 

 

The first Beetle ever built outside of Germany was in Ireland.

 

It's in Wolfsburg now AFAIK.

[Junkman]

Heinkel Tourist scooter

Glas Goggo scooter, presumably also Goggomobil and Glas cars

Mercedes

Hudson

Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge, presumably also Simca

Chevrolet

Opel

Liebherr cranes

 

A friend in Eire is currently researching and compiling this very subject.

The material will then be handed to an author who will write a book about the Irish motor industry.

[dieselassist]

Ford 'bits' were shipped in to be assembled by the Ford plant in Cork in the 50s n 60's; in the era before steel containers; The components were shipped in massive wooden boxes; the workers in the plant took home the wooden containers in sections n reassembled them as houses; adding windows n a often a pitched roof - apparently there was 3 or 4 different sized of wooden shipping containers, n naturally enough the biggest were most coveted n fought over... according to a documentary, theres a few of these houses that still survive in Cork today...

[tooSavvy]

^^^^ Location, location, location.....

 

 

TS

[Des]

This is a hand engraved souvenir of my old Corolla.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

CKD s to avoid import tariffs, many brands assembled at Booth-Poole in Islandbridge; theres a well researched topic on the classic section of boards.ie

[Jollyfckr]

Morris Minor

Triumph Herald

MG B

Hino

Dennison Trucks