The Irish T. Times Spring 2008 -...

The Irish T. Times Spring 2008

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Contents

Letter from the President 2Letters to the Editor 3Honorary members 6Customs alert 6Model T Car Tractor conversion 7Mid Term Directors meeting 8Annual accounts 9Annual general meeting 10Golden Vale Spring Run 11River Blackwater Spring Run 12Motor Mouth – Jay leno 1319

thAnnual Rally 13

National Stream Rally 14Beaulieu Auto Jumble 2008 14Subscriptions 15New members 15Congratulations 15Future events 16Small Adverts 18Diary dates 19Model T Register of Great Britain 19Club Members 20Honorary Members 21Photographs 22

Editorial Information

Welcome to our Club’s half yearly Newsletter. We hope you will enjoy thisAutumn edition. The Editor seeks information on local social gatherings,organisational matters, technical articles as well as photographs of Irish interestand such items of news that would be of general interest to our members.We now circulate a list of members on a bi-annual basis – those whose annualmembership subscription is up to date. A member is one whose subscription ispaid. The latest date for payment of subscriptions is the end of the year. Pleasedo not wait until then! Copy closing dates are 1

stFebruary and 1

stSeptember.

DisclaimerWhile care is taken to publish accurate information, the Editor and the board of Directors of The IrishModel T. Ford Club Ltd cannot accept any liability for erroneous or misleading information found.


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Letter from The President

Members

Thank you once again for electing me as your Club President for year 2008.Most members agree it is best to stay active; it is best that our Ts are maintainedand stay active; thus you will see that almost each month of the year we havesomething arranged, be it meetings, runs or courses. Please support theseevents as you, our member, is the life blood of our club.

It was a pleasure to convey to Jim Boland and James Twohig news that themembership considered them worthy recipients of the status of HonoraryMember. I was part of the setup of the Club and have been on friendly terms withthese gentlemen for many years, and for myself it truly was an honour for me tohave the pleasant job of making these announcements.

Our 19th

Annual Run takes place in The Burren in CountyClare, a place I know well. Our heartfelt thanks to CarolineCuddy for voluntarily taking on the task of organising thisyear’s event. I have been promoting the idea that we shoulddress for the occasion; will we give it a go for this year – if atlease for a bit of fun?

2008 is shaping up to be another active year for our Club.The celebration of 100 years of The Model T Ford is takingplace worldwide. Here in Ireland we hope to assemble 100cars at the annual Steam Rally in Stradbally in County Laois over the AugustBank holiday week end. My thanks to John and Eleanor Hendy for taking thisproject on board. I am sure that this event will attract a lot of attention and helppreserve in the long term the continuing interest in the Model T.

Keep up the interest in your T.

Go meirmeid go leir beo ar am seo aris.

TIM CROWLEYPresident12

thMay 2008


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Letters to the EditorSirWe have spoken about displaying Cork and Manchester built Model T Ford Carsat Beaulieu next September 2008. I am delighted to learn that your membershave received this project with acclaim. I find that the organisers at Beaulieu arenot as efficient as they should be in as much as I have not had a confirmation orotherwise of the proposal to have a stand for exhibiting our cars. Whilst theproject may go ahead I would suggest that your arrangements be postponed untilmatters are definite.SincerelyAusten Bromley Chairman Model T Ford Register of Great Britain12

thMay 2008

Sir,The Irish Jaguar & Daimler Club is pleased to inform you that the 17

thIrish

Classic & Vintage Motor Show will be held on Sunday, 6th

July sponsored byAXA Insurance. The Show will be held in Tenure College and is open to allcomers. Your Club may wish to apply for a Club Stand.Sincerely,Isabelle McCann Irish Jaguar & Daimler Club

Sir,In 2008 the Carrick-on-Suir Motor Club will celebrate its 50

thAnniversary and to

mark this occasion the Club has decided to organise a Festival of Motor Sport tobe held at Belline Estate, Pilltown, Co. Kilkenny. We are inviting all Car Clubs inIreland to attend and would hope that we could in total have 1,000 cars ondisplay. Enquiries to 086/2509270.Sincerely,David Tennyson. Carrick-on-Suir Motor Club

Sir,Having just come across the application form for the Irish Model T Club, I enclosea cheque for £15. You probably have inflation as well as us! I loved the Corkarea when we came over in 2005 and I hope to come back again soon. I will begrateful to hear of your Club’s news, etc.Sincerely,Russell Hodgson.

Sir,Just a quick reminder to inform your Club that we are running our Annual Vintage& Classic Car & Bike Show at the Summerfield Bar in Youghal, Co. Cork on


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Sunday, 25th

May, 2008. We are also organising a Car Run on Saturday, 24th

May, travelling through scenic West Waterford. There is no admission chargefor the Show or the Run. Any questions please contact 086/2009913.Sincerely,John Foley, Secretary. Annual Vintage & Classic Car & Bike Show

Sir,The Heart of Wales Irish Road Run takes place in West Cork from the 15

thto the

22nd

May, 2008. We have 31 Lorries crossing from the U.K. and we extend aninvitation to your members with commercial Model T’s to join in with us. OnSaturday we travel up the Healy Pass, then around the Beara Peninsula andonward to Glengarriff. Sunday and Monday sees us travelling over Molls Gapand anticlockwise around the Ring of Kerry.SincerelyBilly Kelly 063/80005. The Heart of Wales Irish Road Run

Sir,I and a fellow student are organising a Charity Vintage Road Run in Tullough onSaturday, 10

thMay. The proceeds of the Rally will go to the Leprosy Mission

Charity working in Vadathurselor, a small remote village in India where povertyprevails. We would appreciate it if you could forward these details to yourmembers.Sincerely,Hazel Potterton.

Jay Leno, [email protected] Jay,I read with interest your article that appeared in the Sunday Times on the 2

nd

March, 2008. The Irish Model T Ford Club has a membership of almost 100enthusiasts and we try to run an event each month. We feel that it is better tokeep ourselves and our vehicles active rather than have our T’s as show queensor hidden away in some forgotten shed. If you ever get an opportunity to come toIreland I am sure that our members would be delighted if such a visit wouldcoincide with one of our monthly events where I assure you, you will be mostwelcome.With kind regards.William Cuddy, Secretary, Irish Model T Ford Club.13-May-08


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SirI went to see Jim Twohig. Jim is 87. He was delighted to become an HonoraryMember of The Irish Model T Ford Club. He said it was a great honour, he ismost thankful; he will frame it and hang it up.Rena insisted on making the tea for me. We had a wonderful conversation.Rena told me that about 10 years ago I came in one evening they had justfinished their tea and she had a tiny piece ofham left over for the cat. Anyway she made asandwich for me, she cut up the piece of ham tospread it out a bit and then I asked for salt shewas mortified, to this day she was waiting to tellme she was sorry for not having more ham inthe house for my unexpected visit.They don't make people like that anymore. Jimand Rena will celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary in September. I wish themwell and have no doubt they will make the 100.TimCrowley - President12

thMay 2008

SirI met John Boland about 19 years ago when I was looking for a Model T; longstory short a deal was done. John told me he would show me how to drive it.The night I collected the car John was in bed with the flu so I got no instruction.Later on I was trying to get it going, one lead from the coil box had no insulator,and I used a biro which is still doing the job 18 years later. It took me a while to

find out there was a neutral on the left hand pedal, JimTwohig told me that in an emergency to press any 2pedals. John rang me up and asked if I would like to starta Model T club. We met in New Ross and that was thebeginning of the Irish Model T Club. I became firstSecretary, and after serving the Club for 18 years Ibecame President. It has been great fun. John was avery strong supporter all the way. We travelled far andwide. In all those years John never missed a meeting,when we had no pot to piss in John got money from Fords.I am delighted to be able to make John an Honorarymember during my watch.John I have no doubt you will make the 100.

Best RegardsTim Crowley, President12

thMay 2008


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Ms Barbara Klehfoth - SecretaryThe Model T Ford Club of AmericaThe members of The Irish Model T Ford Club asked at annual general meetingthat our club be affiliated to MTFCA as an International Affiliate.If this is acceptable, kindly send me an application form and a note of yourannual subscription.Best wishesWilliam Cuddy Honorary Secretary IMTF13

thMay 2008

Honorary Members

T enthusiasts all over the world are celebrating in 2008 the 100th anniversary ofthe Model T Ford. To mark this unique occasion, The Irish Model T Ford Clubdecided to bestow on two of our long serving members, James Twohig and JohnBoland the title of Honorary Member. Our President, Tim Crowley, in writing tothe participants, said that it is our members' way of recording their appreciation oftheir founding initiative; support and contribution over many years and on behalfof the membership extend best wishes.

Custom Alert

All car enthusiasts especially of the veteran type should be interested in a recentdecision by the London Tribunal Centre concerning the tariff classification forduty purposes of a 1955 Ford Zephyr Mark 1 convertible motor car. Theappellant in the case had appealed against the decision by the Commissioners ofHM Revenue & Customs to classify the motor car under the heading 8703 whichcovers motor vehicles and attracts 10% import custom duty instead of heading9705 which covers collector’s pieces and attracts a 0% import duty. The appealwas held in two stages, in June 2006 and in December, 2007 respectively. TheCommissioners contended that, according to case law, an article properlyclassified under heading 9705 must satisfy certain criteria, i.e. it must be (a) acollector’s piece and (b) of historical or cultural interest. They were satisfied thatthe motor car was of historical or cultural interest.The conditions set out for a motor vehicle to qualify as a collector’s piece weredetermined as a result of the decision in the European Court of Justice (Case No.C200-84) which is known as the Daiber Case. The conditions include that avehicle must be relatively rare, not normally used for its original purpose, nottraded on the ordinary market and might fetch a high price. When the case was


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reopened in December, 2007 evidence was given by a motor vehicle consultantto the effect that the scrap metal value of the car was £75 and the approximatevalue as a source of spare parts was £2,500. Taking into consideration that thevalue of the car including VAT amounted to £11,000, the Tribunal then decidedthat the value of the car was indeed out of all proportion to the value of itsintrinsic materials. The Tribunal therefore accepted that all the conditions for theclassification of the motor car as a collector’s piece for customs duty purposeunder heading 9705 were satisfied and the appeal succeeded.

Car enthusiasts who have either already imported cars that can be considered ascollector’s pieces or who might be considering importing classic or veteran carsinto Ireland should consider the outcome of this case. The RevenueCommissioners in Ireland can sometimes use unreasonable and arbitrarymethods of arriving at a value for customs purposes and they may not always becorrect in their interpretation of the tariff classification of imported goods. Thisrecent decision highlights the benefits of sometimes changeling the Revenue’sinterpretation.

Model T Ford Car Tractor conversion

A patent application covering an improved plough design was filed by Fergusonin September, 1917. Two months later, Harry Ferguson gave the first of a seriesof demonstrations to show his new plough in action. It was called the Belfastplough and was made in his garage and it included some basic ideas which wereto remain an essential part of his approach to tractor and machinery design.One important feature was the way the plough was hitched to a point underneaththe tractor and the head of the rear axle so thathard soil conditions produced a downward pullon the tractor to aid traction. The plough designhad been simplified to reduce the number ofparts and to minimise the weight and it wasdesigned for the Eros tractor, a light weightadapted Form Model T car by means of a conversion kit made by the Staudecompany of St. Paul, Minnesota. The Eros kit was one of several makesdesigned to give some of the millions of aging T’s new lease of life on the land asa low cost alternative to a tractor. The cheapness and light weight of the ModelT conversion were features which would have appealed to Harry Ferguson muchmore than the heavy outdated design of the overtime tractor.Supplied by John O’Shaughnessy Askeaton 086 3867229


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Mid Term Directors Meeting

The Directors held a Mid Term Meeting at Comfort Inn, Portlaoise on Sunday,27

thJanuary, 2008 at noon. All members of the Club were circulated beforehand

and invited to be present at this meeting.

1. Present were: John Hendy, William Cuddy, Noel O’Keeffe, MichaelRigney, Noel Cavanagh, John O’Neill, Matt Byrne, Pat Daly, TimCrowley, John O’Neill and Tim Keane.

2. Apologies were received from: Eamon Dunne, Mick & Marie Jones,Michael Howell, Tim O’Connor, Martin Fleming, John Malone, WilliamFennell, Christy Doyle, Tom Connors and David Cuddy

3. Annual Rally 2008: The meeting agreed that the 19th

Annual Rally willbe held in County Clare on the weekend of the 4

thto 6

thJuly, 2008. The

Rally headquarters to be based at Ennistymon in Co. Clare. DavidCuddy and Pat Daly volunteered to organise all aspects of this event.

4. Round Ireland Rally 2010: It was agreed that we would hold a RoundIreland Rally in 2010 subject to getting support. It is envisaged that theTour would take place in early May, 2010. Volunteers are needed toorganise the various stages of this event. It is anticipated that the Tourwould last for seven days and thus the job of the volunteers is to takecharge of the event for 24hrs passing the baton so to speak onto thenext volunteer. The Club will give six months notice to its membersrequesting that entry forms be returned indicating the number of stagesthey intend to participate in. Meanwhile the directors herewith canvassto the membership for stage volunteers.

5. Beaulieu Auto Jumble 2008: Whilst it is not confirmed, there is aproposal afoot that we participate in Beaulieu Auto Jumble as our way ofcelebrating the 100

thAnniversary of the Model T Ford. It is envisaged

that we would take a Stand side by side with the Model T Ford Registerof Great Britain and we would exhibit an Irish built Model T. Subject toconfirmation, members will be kept in touch as time progresses.

6. Open Day – Static Show 2008: The meeting agreed to hold a StaticShow in Ireland to celebrate the 100

thAnniversary of the Model T and will

endeavour to display 100 cars at the event. August or September wasregarded as an ideal time to hold the event. Birr in Co. Offaly orStradbally in Co. Laois are possible sights. It was agreed that we wouldmake contact with the organisers of Birr Vintage Show and the StradballySteam Rally. Once the plans are finalised, the members will be askedto make an effort to try and achieve a goal of 100 cars present in onelocation in Ireland to mark this celebration. It was also suggested that


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members might go that extra step and wear period costume for thisevent.

7. Membership: The Honorary Treasurer requested that membershipfees be paid by the 30

thApril, 2008. The Secretary to circulate all

members accordingly. Agreed to circularise all members from theprevious year with subscriptions paid. However the listing of Clubmembers in the newsletter henceforth will only include those who haveactually paid their subscription for the current year.

8. IVVCC: It was noted that in the IVVCC Journal that reference was madeto the age profile of members owning Model T’s. The thread of thepublication is that for the hobby to survive in the medium to long termthere is a need to get younger people involved. Thus our participation inBeaulieu and our exhibit of 100 Model T’s for a two day event in Irelandwill surely promote this cause.

9. The Model T Ford Club of America: Considered that our club beaffiliated to MTFCA as an International Affiliate.

10. 2008 Annual General Meeting: To note that the Annual GeneralMeeting of the Club will take place on Sunday, 30

thMarch, 2008 at noon.

11. Newsletter 2008: To note that the spring edition of the Irish T Times willpublish in mid-May, 2008.

12. Midway Comfort Inn: To note that the meeting was held at the MidwayComfort Inn. Agreed henceforth that future meetings will take place atthis venue, simply because there is adequate car parking, it is in acentral location adjacent to two motorways and there are modern restrooms and dining facilities available at affordable cost.

There being no further business the meeting then ended.

Annual Accounts

The annual Financial Statements of the Club were presented to the AnnualGeneral Meeting on the 30

thMarch, 2008. The Honorary Treasurer stated that

any member who seeks an individual edition of the Accounts should write to theHonorary Secretary.The Secretary is pleased to report that the company is solvent with total assets of€8,500. This seed capital is applied by the Club in incurring prepaid expenses inadvance of activities which were priced to more or less break even. Annualsubscriptions are therefore our main source of income. The expenses of theClub comprise associate club annual subscriptions, postage, stationery and suchlike. Finally the Honorary Treasurer paid tribute to the firm of Henry Ford & SonLimited in Cork who are most generous with their support of our Club and also to


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some of our member firms who are generous towards funding our ordinaryexpenses notably, Adare Machinery, Co. Limerick and Cuddy & O’Leary,Chartered Accountants, Cork.

Annual General Meeting 2008

The Annual General Meeting of the Irish Model T Ford Club took place at theComfort Inn on Sunday, 30

thMarch, 2008.

1. Present: Tim Keane, William Cuddy, John Hendy , John Malone, WilliamFennell, Michael Maher, Bob Clark, Gerry Cronin, Sean McEvoy, EamonDunne, John O’Neill (Dublin), Pat Daly, Michael Jones, Marie Jones, TomConnor, Martin Fleming, Jerry Danaher.

2. Apologies: Kieran Gearaty, Paul Murphy, Joe Crann, Tim Crowley, JimTwohig, Michael Howell, David Cuddy, Michael Rigney, Noel O’Keeffe.

3. The minutes of the 11th

Annual General Meeting held on the 25th

March,2007 were read and approved. The Treasurer’s Report for the year 2007was presented and was approved by the Meeting.

4. The Secretary’s Report of Events for 2007 was presented and was approved.5. The audited Accounts for the year ended 31

stDecember, 2007 were

presented to the Meeting having been approved by the directors and werepassed by the Meeting.

6. The President, Tim Crowley, mandated the Secretary to present his Reportfor the year. Therein he thanked the members for electing him as ClubPresident. It being an honour for him to serve. He was pleased that theactivities of the Club are growing and that the member’s interests are beingserved. The Club continued to produce bi-annual newsletters, ran threenational events, spring, summer and autumn, a maintenance course andregional day rallies. The membership of the club is growing and a specialwelcome was made to our new members. The President thanked WilliamFennell and John Malone for their organisational skills in hosting and runningthe 18

thClub Annual Rally in Connemara in the summer of 2007. He was

pleased to see that new members from Northern Ireland had participated inour Rally and congratulated Raymond Megaw on being awarded the SilverSalver presented by the Model T Ford Register of Great Britain a number ofyears ago. The President thanked Eamon Dunne for running themaintenance course in Cork in the autumn of 2007, which was well attendedand received. Finally the President thanked officers and colleagues for theirenthusiasm and support. In all respects the Club is active, alive and is wellrun.


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7. The meeting decided to seek affiliation to The Model T Ford CLUB ofAmerica.

8. The meeting noted that C.F. O’Connell & Company, Chartered Accountantsretired as company auditors during the year on account of their merger withanother firm with whom the Honorary Secretary was previously connected.Ethical guidelines of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland dictatedthe change. To fill the vacancy, O’Dowd & Company, CharteredAccountants, 29, Meelick Park, Ballyvolane, Cork were appointed. Themembership asked that a suitable letter of thanks be written to DermotO’Connell thanking him for his professional services down through the years.

9. Under AOB It was agreed that the annual subscription rate be retained at €20. It was

agreed to arrange for an assembly of 100 cars at the Stradbally Steam Fairto take place over the bank holiday in August.

To note that the Spring Rally will take place at Adare on Sunday, 20th

April,2008.

To note that the 19th

Club Annual Rally will take place in Co. Clare on the4

th/6

thJuly, 2008.

The Maintenance Course will take place in Cork on the 18th

October, 2008. The Irish Model T Times will issue in mid-May, 2008. Jackets and sweatshirts bearing the Club’s logo will be ordered and will be

available at the Annual Rally in July. Continued thanks to Marie Jones fororganising this for us all.

Satisfaction was expressed at the good turnout for the Annual GeneralMeeting.

There being no further business the Meeting then ended.

The Golden Vale Spring Run – Adare 2008

On Sunday, 20th

April David & Marion Cuddy hosted the 3rd

Annual Golden Vale Run. We had an entry of 17 cars, thespring like weather was kind and our route was carefully chosen.Caroline Cuddy took charge of the event having selected theroute, issuing the invitations and organising the lunch stop.From Adare Machinery premises, our journey took us to Croom,Manister Cross, Holy Cross and Hospital. The 20 mile mark isthe village of Knocklong where we followed Caroline’s exquisitedirections heading for Kilmallock where we stopped for lunch atthe Deebert House Hotel. Our return journey included a photo shoot atKilmallock church by kind permission of the Parish Priest. The final leg of our


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journey brought us through Bruff. The routecomprised 47 miles in all. Thanks to Pat Scanlon forrecovery and John Bucke for traffic management.The Garda at Askeaton Branch provided an escortwhere required. David, Marion and Caroline lookforward to your return visit in April, 2009.

River Blackwater Spring Run

Escaping from the long standing weather prediction of the 2nd

cold spell of DrBuchan from 9

thto 14

thApril, Sunday12th started off

hazy and by mid day was truly glorious. At theappointed time, Tim and Elizabeth served hotbeverages and delights to the T’ers who came toYoughal Bridge for our Spring Run II – some with andwithout cars. We were delighted that David andUrsula Blackburn from Lisselan Estate graced our

company with his family. We were pleased thatguests John Tweer from South Africa and MaryMulready were able to come along with us aspassengers. A mixed assortment of vehicles waspresent. Commercials in the form of a TT truckfrom John & Mary O’Neill. TP Brady and Marianbrought along their recently refurbished 1922Delivery Van. The two Tims provided twin 1923Cork built Touring cars and to add to the variety closed cars were from Michael &Joan Rigney – Coupe – and the Secretary – a Fordor. Apologies from MattByrne, Jerry Cronin, Noel O’Keeffe and David Cuddy. Our first stop on the waywas to Villiarstown where the pier on the Blackwater provided an open waterside

photo opportunity space. Onwards then to MountMellery. The commercials never made it for lack of fuelon an assent and a simple gasket leak of fuel. Our lunchstop was at Lismore Hotel where a full four course mealwas provided that would satisfy any appetite. Ariverbank drive homewards provided scenic roads andcountryside that one could imagine we were back in

former days. Our heartfelt thanks to our hosts Tim and Elizabeth for providing uswith fun, food and fair on a delightful May Day. We look forward to a repeat nextyear.


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Motor Mouth – Jay Leno

Readers might be interested to know that this well known writer published anarticle in the Sunday Times on the 2

ndMarch, 2008 under the

heading “My 83 year old Model Babe”. He goes onto say that“the car I have been driving to work in every day this pastweek is a 1925 Ford Model T. It just got me thinking abouthow much we like our hybrids these days. Is it not moreenvironmentally friendly to take an old car, something like aModel T, clean it up a bit and drive it around? Is that not asmaller carbon footprint than building cars in Japan and freighting them acrossthe ocean? It seems that this is the ultimate in recycling.They built 16,000,000 Model T’s and there are still 1,000,000 of them out there.I have been commuting with one every day and it is hilarious. First of all theroads in LA are terrible but I just skip over potholes the way they did in 1925. Idon’t go on the motorway with it but I take side streets and my top speed is about45 miles per hour. People wave and are very friendly. They look at you as ifyou are doing something to help the environment. “Oh, he is not buying somebig shiny new car that weighs 3 tons”.I think driving an old car for your entire life, or a long part of your life, is probablymore environmentally friendly than getting a new hybrid every three or four years.Obviously this is not practical for everybody but I have to say driving a Model Taround LA with the exception of getting broad sided by a 3ton SUV, is actuallyquite enjoyable. The weather is pleasant. It gets at least 25 miles to the gallon.It is literally bullet proof and you can go over any type of road surface. Whencommuting in the morning the traffic is bumper to bumper anyway. Nobody isgoing much over 30 or 40 miles per hour. I am in my 83 year old car that wasbuilt once. The paint that is on it has been on it for almost 55 years, it lookspresentable, it gets good mileage and I am not constantly depleting the earth’sresources. It was built once, has a shelf life of forever.I think you can offset any higher carbon emission from an old car.Obviously I know there are tremendous flaws in this argument but I am justsaying it’s something to think about”.

19th

Annual Rally -The Burren 2008

The Irish Model T Club is delighted to invite you to join us in our 19th

Annual Rallywhich will take place in the Burren area in County Clare for the weekend ofFriday, 4

thJuly to Sunday, 6

thJuly, 2008. Letters of invitation and application

forms have been sent out by Caroline Cuddy who has volunteered to organise


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the weekend for us to include the selection of a good hotel and attractivecountryside and routes for us all to enjoy. The weekend promises to be awonderful event for our Club. Not only will you get to drive through thespectacular Clare countryside, you will also be visiting some of Clare’s mostpopular tourist attractions and enjoying top class hospitality at the Falls Hotel inEnnistymon.

National Steam Rally 3rd

/4th

August, 2008

T enthusiasts all over the world are celebrating in 2008 the 100th

Anniversary ofthe Model T Ford. To mark this unique occasion our Club plans to put on apublic display of vehicles thus allowing those interested to inspect and view in anappropriate setting. We have chosen Stradbally as being the ideal location andhave accepted an invitation from the Committee to participate with them. Weexpect to have a secure area cordoned off for Model T’s to mount our exhibition.We plan to line the cars up in a square facing outwards so that visitors will beable to see and admire our cars. Given that it is the 100

thAnniversary of the

Model T Ford, we hope to have on display 100 vehicles and we call upon ourmembers to signify their willingness to make an effort to try and achieve this aim.John Hendy has kindly offered us storage facilities pre and post the event. Hisidea is that in the time leading up to the event he can provide secure storage forus. On Saturday, 2

ndAugust we will bring all of the cars to Stradbally from John

& Eleanor Hendy’s home, (a distance of 3 or 4 miles) and set up our exhibit. OnMonday evening the 4

thAugust we bring our vehicles back to the Hendy

homestead where we can collect them at our leisure. The next mail shot fromthe Club will include an application form wherein we will seek a commitment frommembers to participate in this event. This Show will attract national coverage sowe plan to do it properly or not at all.

Beaulieu Auto Jumble 2008

Year 2008 sees the 100th

Anniversary of the start of production of the Model TFord. Many Irish people with an interest in old cars visit Beaulieu each year.Our Club is on friendly terms with the Model T Registrar of Great Britain. BothClubs are hosting separate stands side by side to celebrate and promote theModel T Ford. Our Club proposes to have present on our own stand an Irishassembled touring car for all to see. Our U.K. colleagues propose to have aManchester made car present also.


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This facility should be of benefit to our members who could use our stand as ameeting point for the two day event. We hope this will be of interest to allvisitors and should assist in helping those interested in understanding the caritself and also the historical links that the Ford Motor Company has with Ireland.Whilst it is known that Henry Ford’s father, William Ford, emigrated from CountyCork in the mid-1800, it is not appreciated that his mother came from Fair Lane inCork City. Ireland holds a special place in the Ford family and Company and thefirst factory outside of North America was positioned at Marina in Cork for theproduction of the Fordson Tractor for worldwide distribution.

Subscriptions

The annual subscription is a mere €20 and it is payable within the calendar year.We are an active Club and try to run an event on a monthly basis. For this ourmembers get notifications of Rally’s and events being held throughout the yearon a regular basis. We produce our own Club’s newsletter entitled the ‘Irish TTimes’ each spring and autumn. The Irish Model T Ford Club is a nationalorganisation, catering for members in the 32 counties of Ireland. Our Clubcaters exclusively for 1 make of Ford vehicle. A current subscription by amember fosters an important link between the present and the past.

New Members

We welcome new members to our Club as follows:-

Mark Fleischhacker, 3530, Steele Street, Minnetonka, MN55345 Michael Loughran, Linen Hall Street, Dunclark, Co. Louth Michael Callaghan, 52, Brews Hill, Navan, Co. Meath Francy Scanlon, Cross Roads, Killygordon, Co. Donegal Robert McKibbin, 12, Killyless Road, Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, BT421HB Sheamus Cullen, Court Hoyle, Adams Town, Co. Wexford. Russell Hodgson, Thorpe House Farm, Raunds, Northants, NN9 6LH Jimmy Stinson, Ballymagroarty, Ballintra, Co. Donegal.

Congratulations

Tim Crowley on his achievement of building a new shed alongside hisresidence; thus his T will be closer at hand.


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John Boland, founder member, on being awarded the title of HonoraryMember by the members.

James Twohig, founder member, on being awarded the title of HonoraryMember by the members.

At the 2008 Annual General Meeting the members re-elected TimCrowley as President of our Club. A founding member and formerTreasurer, we congratulate Tim on his appointment and extend to himour best wishes for another successful term ahead.

We congratulate and thank John Malone for introducing many more newmembers to our Club. In particular he has introduced new membersfrom Northern Ireland thus emphasising that we are a one mark Club forall of Ireland. John has a genuine interest in promoting Model Ts andhas an extensive stock of spare parts that are available to members.

Future Events

2008 Spring Run- Adare The first day run of 2008 is planned to take place onSunday, 20

thApril, 2008 at Adare, Co. Limerick. Lunch is planned for a stop at

Killmallock. Contact David & Marion Cuddy 061/397777.

2008 Spring Run-East Cork/West Waterford: We foregather on the 11th

May,2008 at the home of Tim & Elizabeth situated on the banks of the riverBlackwater overlooking Youghal Bridge for morning coffee. Our journey takesus around the picturesque lanes on the bank of the river Blackwater. Lunch atLismore. Details Tim Crowley 087/2565040.

2008 Spring Run-Bandon/West Cork We assemble at Bandon Motors on the15

thJune, 2008 for fresh coffee and scones supplied by our hosts Robert &

Catherine Clarke. Our journey takes us into the heart of West Cork with a stopfor lunch at one of the better known eating houses. Contact Robert & CatherineClarke 087/238783.

Club 19th

Annual Rally Our Annual Rally takes place in County Clare on theweekend of 4

thto 6

thJuly 2008. Rally headquarters will be based at the Falls

Hotel in Ennistymon. This is a two day event. We will travel over the beautifuland scenic areas in Co. Clare covering the famous Burren and other areas.Expect mileage of 100km on Saturday and 60km on Sunday. Expect plenty ofstops for morning coffee, sightseeing, lunch, and afternoon tea with a banquetdinner on Saturday night. Early bookings to the Hotel ensure that you will getgroup discounts rates. Members have been circulated by Caroline Cuddy who


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has volunteered to take charge of all aspects of this event. Contact David,Marion and Caroline Cuddy 061/397777.

Centenary Celebrations 2008 - August Bank Holiday 2008 Year 2008is the 100

thAnniversary of the Model T. Members who would like to show

off their cars to the public to mark this special occasion so as to promote aninterest in the mark particularly to the younger members of the community. Wefeel that the Annual Steam Rally that takes place in Stradbally is a fitting locationfor such an event. We have been invited by the organisers to participate. OurT’s will fit in harmony with the Steam Rally. Contact John Hendy 087/2563428.

Dungourney Museum - Sunday 24th

August, 2008 Michael & JoanRigney in Dungourney, Co. Cork open the doors of their modest museum

to display their lifelong collection of Ford cars, trucks and light commercials.Following the display, we will organise a short run around the most scenic partsof East Cork. Contact Michael & Joan Rigney 021/4668318.

Beaulieu 2008 13th

September, 2008: To celebrate the 100th

Anniversary of the Model T Ford we are making arrangements to take aStand at the Auto Jumble Sale in Beaulieu where we propose to exhibit a CorkAssembled Model T Ford for all to see and admire. We hope to side by sidewith the Model T Register of Great Britain who will also have a Stand exhibiting aManchester assembled Model T. Our Stand will be a good meeting place for ourmembers and friends and we would hope that there would be a considerablesocial aspect to this event. This event is subject to organising a Stand that issuitable as far as our members are concerned. Contact William Cuddy086/8325769.

Autumn Run 21st

September 2008 based at Comfort Inn, near Portlaoisestarting @ 11:00 am. Once again Sean McEvoy will lead us on part of the scenicparts of the original Gordon Bennett route. This is a popular event that is wellsupported and our first time using the M7/M8 interchange at Comfort Inn as ourrally headquarters. Contact Sean McEvoy 087 2898718

Maintenance Weekend 18th

October, 2008 We plan to run a MaintenanceWeekend based at Little Island in Cork once again. In 2006 Austin Bromleydealt with the back axle. In 2007 Eamon Dunne brought us bolt by bolt throughthe engine and transmission. In 2008 we propose to concentrate on the frontaxle and make a panel or two courtesy of Michael Rigney and staff. There is ahigh social content to this weekend. Participators are invited to bring their cars


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for a general check up and for a spin to Cobh on Sunday afternoon. ContactWilliam Cuddy 086/8325769.

Winter Series Ballinadee: John & Mary O’Neill invite our members to theirbusiness premises in Ballinadee for morning coffee situated in the heart of thevillage. This is an event not to be missed as John has kindly got permissionfrom the owners of probably the best golf course in the world, the Old Head GolfCourse for a courtesy visit and lunch. We depart at 11 along the bank of theriver Bandon, returning on the opposite side via Kinsale and other tourists towns.Contact John & Mary O’Neill, 087/2667296.

Winter Series to Little Island 30th

November, 2008 The last trip of theyear before we put our T’s into moth balls for the winter. Assemble at

Euro Business Park for warm refreshments. Depart at 11 and take a trip aroundbeautiful East Cork with a stopover for lunch. Our trip will include a visit to anappropriate tourist spot. Contact William & Valerie Cuddy 086/8325769.

Small Adverts

Parts & Service: Club member John Malone has now built up a good supply ofnew and second hand parts for Model T Fords for all years from 1909 to 1927.Service, repair work and restorations carried out at moderate cost. Enquiries to087 978 2343. www.buggsymalonevintageautos.eircom.netTuckett Bros. Model T Ford Specialists, have on offer for sale an extensiverange of complete cars and restoration projects. Full stock of new and old partsalways available. Advice is free! Tel 0044 1296 670500; www.modeltford.co.uk .Engine for Model T Ford, used, for sale in “as is “ condition, would make an idealspare engine if refurbished, more or less complete, Price €350 Tel 021-4353733.

Members Notices

Club Clothing: Top quality Sweat Shirts and Jackets sporting the Irish Model TFord Logo in gold thread are now available. These garments will add to yourwardrobe and keep you looking smart and warm. Clothing is planned to beavailable at the Annual Rally to be held in Ennistymon on 4

thJuly 2008. Please

contact Marie Jones at Tel 087 2787 044.

Period Costume: A suggestion for 2008…wouldn’t it be fun if many of our rallyentrants dressed up in appropriate clothing to the age of their car. How about thisfor the Saturday of our annual rally?


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Diary Dates

May 2008 Publication of Newsletter Spring edition. Copy date1

stMay 2008.

20th

April 2008 Spring Series - Spring Run to take place starting @11:00am. at Adare, Co Limerick.

11th

May 2008 Spring Series – East Cork/West Waterford to takeplace from Tim & Elizabeth’s home at 11:00 am

15th

June 2008 Bandon/West Cork Run Based at Bandon Motors @11:00 am.

5th

/6th

July 2008 19th

CLUB Annual Rally to comprise a two dayevent with a Saturday Night Banquet – Headquarters Ennis Co.Clare

Centenary Celebrations 2008 August Bank Holiday 2008 – Wewill try and assemble 100 Model T Ford vehicles for public anddisplay at Stradbally Steam Festival.

24th August 2008 Dungourney Museum – meet at 11:00 am 13

thSeptember 2008 Model T Ford Stand at Beaulieu

Proposed week end event in UK 21

stSeptember 2008 Autumn Run based at Comfort Inn, near

Portlaoise starting @ 11:00 am. 18

thOctober 2008 Maintenance Course – Cork

2nd

November 2008 Winter Series Run – Ballinadee @ 11:00 am. November 2008 Publication of Newsletter Autumn edition. Copy date

1st

November 2008. 30

thNovember 2008 Winter Series Run – Little Island, Co. Cork @ 11:00

am.

Model T Register of Great BritainCalendar of Events 2008

May 19th

to 23rd

Scottish Borders Rally Mike & Maria Povey22

ndJune Edgehill Tour – Gaydon Austen & Nicky Bromley

July 25th

– 27th

Bit of a Do - Cumbria Frank Hodgkins 01524 276437

August 29th

- Autumn Tour David and Dendra HoskisonOctober 26

thAnnual General Meeting


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Club Members

We are very pleased to list here under the names of our 2008 members whohave paid their subscriptions for this year. We are particularly pleased to haveInternational members on our list who hail from Northern Ireland, England,Scotland, Wales, France and USA

Paid up members for 2008

Tim CrowleyMatthew ByrneTim KeaneJoe CranRobert & Catherine ClarkJeremiah CroninJackie CumminsNeil & Mary TuckettEamon & Sheila DunneIssac GunnellMichael & Marie JonesSean McEvoyP.J. RiordanMartin & Margaret FlemingJohn & Joe MaloneNoel & Eileen O’KeeffeMichael & Joan RigneyWilliam FennellDavid & Marian CuddyMichael MaherWilliam & Valerie CuddyConor & Joan TwohillRoger & Wendy FlorioDavid & Dendra HoskisonMike & Sonia RollinsonTony & Mary RoderickRay MegawJohn NaughtonAustin & Nicky BromleyJohn Malone (Jnr.)Tom BrettKieran & Eithne Garahy

T.P. BradyPatrick DalyPhilip MeehanPatrick & Annette O’ConnorJohn BradyPete ReinhalerJohn HendyNigel HendyHarry HendyJohn O’NeillDavid FennellBruce & Barbra LillekerDominic TreacyPaul MurphyDan RiordanAnthony & Veronica StainerGerald DonagherDominic MurphyWilliam RyanRalph ArmstrongCathal & Adrienne JohnstonJohnny GreeneNoel KavanaghJohn O’NeillAnthony NorrisPeader HugesFintan FoleyJohn & Maria BuckeMichael SeymourJames McGovernWilliam PattersonMichael LoughranMichael CallaghanFrancey Scanlon


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Robert McKibbinSheamus CullenRussell HodgsonLiam KellyKenneth and Diane Carpenter

Honorary Members

Edward J MurphyChairman & Managing DirectorHenry Ford & Son Ltd, Cork

James TwohigFounder member

John BolandFounder Member


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