Irish Veteran and Vintage Car Club

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IVVCC Monthly News Bulletin The club news bulletin is posted every month, giving members a flavour of events attended by throughout the previous month.. Expand.. Collapse

Autumn Rally This year's rally was held on Sunday the 7th of October and started from the Applegreen Service Station on the M1. In extremely pleasant weather it travelled along some very scenic roads through North County Dublin and County Meath. The event was a great success with a large turnout of both people and cars. Some photographs are available here

Beaulieu Autojumble For many years, members have travelled in large numbers on their annual pilgrimage to Beaulieu for the International Autojumble. This year the IVVCC setup a stand as a rest and meeting point for all Irish visitors. Friendly faces provided refreshments to the large number of Irish and foreign visitors to our stand. This is the first time the club has had a stand at the event, judging by the extremely favourable reaction this huge success is bound to be repeated in future years.

One of our youngest members Kevin Boland (17) is on a charity climb and record breaking attempt to get the largest group of students to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Kevin is carrying an IVVCC flag with him as a thank you to all our members who supported him so generously in his fund raising for Our Lady's Children's Hospital and the Adi Roche's Chernobyl Children's charity. Tonight's the night that, after six days climbing the group should reach the summit, Not quite on top of the world but at 5,895m it's close!. The club sends it's best wishes to Kevin and all the climbers on this momentous day. You can read about the groups progress on Ian McKeevers Kilimanjaro Achievers Facebook page.

The 35th Anniversary Powerscourt Picnic took place on Sunday the 19th of August. One hundred and sixty five cars attended with all classes being well represented. The event attracted a large number of visitors who derived great pleasure from and showed great interest in the cars. The very impressive line-up of cars had something to suit all tastes. Picnics, fun and banter were the order of the day and helped by the unexpected good weather, a great family day was had by all. Some photographs are available here
See winners details here.

August First Monday Our August First Monday began with a drive from the Spawell to Blessington. We stopped at our meeting point where we were joined by our friends from the Blessington Club, relaxed in the sunshine, chatted and enjoyed the fun watching members of both clubs demonstrate their skill in gauging the length of their car. We then went for a leisurely drive by the lakes through Valleymount, Hollywood and on to Pollaphuca where we stopped at Pollaphuca House for tea, sandwiches, some more fun trials and lots of banter. Many thanks, to our friends in the Blessington Club for their hard work and hospitality. Please visit our Gallery section for Photos.

Terenure Show Despite persistent rain on the day, club members attended in large numbers at the IJDC's Car show. The Show held in Terenure College on Sunday 8th July attracted approximately 1,420 cars dating from 1894 to the present day. The IVVCC stand had a very impressive line-up of circa 90 cars with all classes from antique to classic being well represented in a very striking layout. The IVVCC was also represented on other stands with fifteen members displaying their cars on the Evolution of Motoring stand. Two cars from the IVVCC stand were selected by the show's judges. "Car of the Show" was won by Shane Houlihan for his 1937 Lagonda Rapide LG45. "Best Pre War Car" went to Willie Bryans for his 1929 Franklin 130 Sedan. See photos here.

July First Monday BBQ The IVVCC mid-summer barbecue held on Monday 2nd July started with a drive form the Spawell to the Glenview Hotel in Co. Wicklow. Twenty Three members of the Garden of Ireland Club made their way from the opposite direction to join us for the evening. Members, family and friends were treated to excellent food and service by the hotel. Music on the night was provided by The Galway Girls. A very enjoyable evening was had by all.

Classic Car Live in Mondello Since it's first running in 2008 Mondello Park's 'Classic Car Live' in association with Irish Vintage Scene Magazine, has become an important part of the vintage, veteran and classic car calendar with its unique blend of car displays. A number of IVVCC members took the opportunity to display their cars at the event.

Marlay Park On Wednesday the 13th of June members flocked in large numbers to Marlay Park for the annual Picnic in the Park. This event is in aid of the LauraLynn Foundation and as always was very well attended despite the unfavourable weather. read more

Gordon Bennett The IVVCC International Gordon Bennett Rally was held from the 8th to 10th of June. The rally was a great success with One Hundred and Seventy Seven entries. read more

Gordon Bennett Rally Results are here

Spring Rally The IVVCC Spring Rally was held on the 12th and 13th May 2012. This was a wonderful event and gave members an opportunity to enjoy the countryside in the company of fellow enthusiasts.

Pioneer Run The RIAC Pioneer Run 2012 for cars over 100 years old took place on the 26th and 27th May 2012. See the photographs of some of the cars prior to the start from Barberstown Castle Co. Kildare here or read an article on the event in the June News Bulletin.

Historic Day The Irish Veteran & Vintage Car Club, Historic Car Day took place on the 7th.May 2012, at Russborough House, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. This event saw a large number of historic cars on display even though the weather was very poor with heavy rain showers.