Shamrock car

gobnaitolunacy · 28-01-2013 5:31pm

Did anyone have a try in that lake for more of the dumped stuff from the factory I wonder?

Big Nasty · 28-01-2013 7:34pm

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Did anyone have a try in that lake for more of the dumped stuff from the factory I wonder?

Reminds me of that Johnny Cash song: 'I got it one piece at a time, and it didn't cost me a dime......'

411 guy · 30-01-2013 10:47am

heres a picture (sorry for quality) of one at the jag/daimler club show in dublin circa 1993.
eze shamrock 3.jpg

gobnaitolunacy · 30-01-2013 10:59am

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Reminds me of that Johnny Cash song: 'I got it one piece at a time, and it didn't cost me a dime......'

Song reminds me of the urban legend about the thievery at Fords in Cork, fellas pocketing a part at a time and assembling a car at home.:D

bijapos · 01-02-2013 12:02pm

According to the Indo motoring supplement a Shamrock will be at the RIAC Show in the RDS next weekend (Feb9th - 10th).

richb6987 · 05-02-2013 1:53am

MegAnne wrote: »

Yes, I will be happy to dig through these boxes and share the information with everyone. It may take a few days to organize, and thanks for your interest.

My dad always said the Irish people were the friendliest people in the world, and hard workers to boot. He was disappointed when he had to close the factory down.

Looking forward to adding the long running Shamrock thread. Some of the paperwork is amazing to read. So pleased I found boards.ie today (:

MegAnne are you in Dubllin by any small chance. We have one coming to the Classic Car show on Feb 9-10. If you can PM me I can send you a press release recently written about the car and some recent articles. I also have a PDF of an article written in Vintage Scene a while back.

Rich

Blue850 · 28-03-2013 2:02am

Blue850 wrote: »

I found "KZE 157" ,theres a photo of it in this book. Photo was taken in Castleblayney in the 60's

Paddy Byrne from Drogheda told me this car is still in Castleblayney

okistag · 28-03-2013 6:19pm

I took this photo at the RIAC show at RDS last feb

68deville · 28-03-2013 7:27pm

i must see if EMI 634 is still in the field in outside Enniscorthy,was there til
a year ago minus its windscreen:o

Silvera · 29-03-2013 1:51am

68deville wrote: »

i must see if EMI 634 is still in the field in outside Enniscorthy,was there til
a year ago minus its windscreen:o

So a rare Shamrock was left in a field??

kev1.3s · 29-03-2013 10:24am

Silvera wrote: »

So a rare Shamrock was left in a field??

excellent for feeding cattle.

Blue850 · 04-04-2013 12:31am

Blue850 wrote: »

Paddy Byrne from Drogheda told me this car is still in Castleblayney

KZE 157 is in this book, (old photo of the book was deleted)
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feargale · 04-04-2013 1:10am

MercMad wrote: »

Didn't they toss the remaining unbuilt glass fibre bodies into a local lake ! I remember hearing that, maybe its an urban myth !

In Monaghan? More likely a rural myth. I think the factory was originally intended to be in Tralee, but was in fact sited in Carrickmacross.

feargale · 04-04-2013 1:11am

Blue850 wrote: »

KZE 157 is in this book, (old photo of the book was deleted)

That, my friend, is a Delorean.

feargale · 04-04-2013 1:14am

okistag wrote: »

I took this photo at the RIAC show at RDS last feb

Think 1950s - maybe then you wont see this car as being quite so ugly. Of course I can't comment on performance.

kasper · 04-04-2013 4:51pm

feargale wrote: »

That, my friend, is a Delorean.

I think that is a picture of the cover of the book that the referred to car is pictured

Blue850 · 04-04-2013 7:47pm

feargale wrote: »

That, my friend, is a Delorean.

nothin wrong with your eyesight, apart from missing the bit where I said KZE 157 is IN the book:rolleyes:

feargale · 04-04-2013 9:25pm

kasper wrote: »

I think that is a picture of the cover of the book that the referred to car is pictured

Thank you for your courteous clarification.

Blue850 · 17-04-2013 11:01pm

Some more press relase photos have appeared on Forgotten Fibreglass

Forgotten Fibreglass site

carchaeologist · 17-04-2013 11:09pm

Interesting how Shamrock motors are listed there as being in Guildford Surrey.

Blue850 · 17-04-2013 11:48pm

Some info on the Shamrock's bodywork designer Alvin "Spike" Rhiando

Seems quite a character:)

Diabhalta · 22-04-2013 4:52pm

Sorry lads, but I think Shamrock car is absolutely hideous an fugly.

davhat · 23-07-2013 2:26am

Hi All,

I am living in Castleblayney and for the first time last Friday I seen the Shamrock car in the Castleblayney Mockno festival. I have being gathering as much information on the car since I seen it. I have heard that there was 10 made and then some people day 8. Does anyone have the correct number manufactured? Did all the cars have a ZV number plates?

davhat · 23-07-2013 2:44am

Carazy, What is the Reg plate number of the Car owned by Dan Holms in Seattle?

Silvera · 23-07-2013 6:51pm

davhat wrote: »

Hi All,

I am living in Castleblayney and for the first time last Friday I seen the Shamrock car in the Castleblayney Mockno festival. I have being gathering as much information on the car since I seen it. I have heard that there was 10 made and then some people day 8. Does anyone have the correct number manufactured? Did all the cars have a ZV number plates?

There is a book 'Motor Makers in Ireland' which has more details about The Shamrock. I believe there is an original Irish-registered car stored somewhere in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

I know the 'ZV' registered car you are referring to...I photographed it a few years ago at Mosney Show. It bears a ZV plate either because it was imported into Ireland in recent years, or it was stored in Ireland and never registered until it was put on the road some years ago - hence the ZV plate.

kev1.3s · 23-07-2013 9:56pm

If you mean stored as in abandoned in a field then yes there is one in enniscorthy somewhere.
I'd imagine that the Zv reg one was imported recently because if it was an original unregistered car would it not get a new reg no?

davhat · 23-07-2013 11:23pm

Silvera wrote: »

There is a book 'Motor Makers in Ireland' which has more details about The Shamrock. I believe there is an original Irish-registered car stored somewhere in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

I know the 'ZV' registered car you are referring to...I photographed it a few years ago at Mosney Show. It bears a ZV plate either because it was imported into Ireland in recent years, or it was stored in Ireland and never registered until it was put on the road some years ago - hence the ZV plate.

Silvera,

The ZV 3216 is still on the road in Drogheda, I seen this one last Friday in Castleblayney. I think the one in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford is Reg number EMI634 and yes Kev1.3s last I heard it was in a field looking "worse for wear" back in 2010. These facts are from my research on the Car so far. I have found seven reg numbers so far.

Silvera · 25-07-2013 8:01pm

davhat wrote: »

Silvera,

The ZV 3216 is still on the road in Drogheda, I seen this one last Friday in Castleblayney. I think the one in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford is Reg number EMI634 and yes Kev1.3s last I heard it was in a field looking "worse for wear" back in 2010. These facts are from my research on the Car so far. I have found seven reg numbers so far.

I am aware that ZV 3216 is still on the road...it also appeared at the Terenure Show and the RIAC Show in the RDS. I didnt realise that the Enniscorthy-based Shamrock was in a field?!? Has anybody here approached the owner about selling it?

kev 1.3s,
I 've heard/read before about unregistered classics getting ZV plates.

68deville · 25-07-2013 8:31pm

last time I had a gawk it was in an awful state parked up minus its windscreen, must make a few subtle inquiries about it

kev1.3s · 25-07-2013 9:41pm

Silvera wrote: »

kev 1.3s,
I 've heard/read before about unregistered classics getting ZV plates.

I know it's not a classic but O'Donohues in Enniscorthy has a first gen Alfa 156 gta unregistered that a friend of mine was interested in and that would have been getting a new reg. I'd assume that if a car was never registered then it would be a new car in the states opinion, why on earth would they miss out on an opportunity to stick you with full tax and vrt.

Silvera · 26-07-2013 10:11pm

If a vehicle is over 30 yrs old €200 VRT applies - hence ZV also.

Example of this was the Mercedes truck used on trade plates all its life (i.e. unregistered from new) around Dublin by Mercedes Distributors until it made it into the classic scene with 'ZV' plates.

Mero · 18-10-2013 10:17pm

Hi, I had one when I was a young man growing up in Inchicore. Got it as part payment on a job. Have to smile at the idea of dismantling the rear end to change a wheel. Had many flat wheels but the jack supplied was well up to the job. More if anyone is interested

kev1.3s · 18-10-2013 10:25pm

Any pics?

pebb · 01-01-2014 4:27am

Blue850 wrote: »

Did this one survive? It was in Carlow in 1972

yes it did i know where it is

red sean · 22-09-2014 12:02am

Bumping an old thread, but I just spotted this:
http://www.independent.ie/life/the-shamrock-the-flash-and-sleek-irish-car-that-never-got-out-of-first-gear-30600546.html

Blue850 · 22-09-2014 8:55am

I was reading recently in Irish Vintage Scene about a Shamrock that was in Galway in the late 60s, its hood was so bad at letting in water, holes were drilled in the floor to let rain water out:D

Does anybody know the reg of the Shamrock in Killarney?

carchaeologist · 22-09-2014 9:51am

Blue850 wrote: »

I was reading recently in Irish Vintage Scene about a Shamrock that was in Galway in the late 60s, its hood was so bad at letting in water, holes were drilled in the floor to let rain water out:D

Does anybody know the reg of the Shamrock in Killarney?

Can't think offhand, but I know that a lack of paperwork for said car means there isnt much chance of getting it retained. The owner has been trying.

Blue850 · 25-09-2014 11:23pm

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The greenie in California out and about:D

saskiaver · 27-09-2014 3:11pm

Hello everyone!

I'm leaving a note here to hopefully get in contact with some Shamrock enthusiasts!

We're currently two months into filming a documentary on the Shamrock. It's been years in the making with lots of detective work.
Piecing together information on the car has been fascinating. However, we're always on the lookout for more stories and information. We'd love to hear from anyone with any connection to the Shamrock. If you worked (or know anyone who worked) at the Castleblaney factory, if you've spotted a Shamrock on your travels or ever owned one, or have a personal story or memory to share with us, we'd love to hear from you.

Please get in touch by emailing me at shamrockcar AT gmail.com or message me here.

Many thanks,
Saskia

Blue850 · 27-09-2014 7:10pm

Dan Holm's Seattle Shamrock for sale/sold?

At a classic car dealers in the USA last June for $35,000 :eek:

Blue850 · 20-10-2014 9:41pm

Just got my hands on a mint condition Shamrock sales leaflet. Probably rarer than the car

red sean · 20-10-2014 11:44pm

Now that would be like hens teeth, I'd imagine.

Blue850 · 26-10-2014 3:56pm

KZE 157, from Castleblayney has shown in the above book.

citroman · 29-10-2014 1:36am

I remember seeing one of these cars being driven around Dublin back in the 60's, It had been fitted with an aluminium roof, and must have had hundreds of rivets on it, a bit of a Jules Verne air about it.

I passed through Castleblaney around the same time, and saw several abandoned Shamrock bodies lying in the field.

I also recall some saying to me at the time, that the chap who was building the Shamrocks had gone into Lincoln & Nolans on Baggot Street looking to buy the engines for the cars over the counter.

Completely equipped engines would need to be sourced directly from the assembly factory.

Made the Shamrock builder sound a bit naive.

Citroman

garyskeepers · 03-01-2020 2:30pm

Did this ever get finished

saskiaver wrote: »

Hello everyone!

I'm leaving a note here to hopefully get in contact with some Shamrock enthusiasts!

We're currently two months into filming a documentary on the Shamrock. It's been years in the making with lots of detective work.
Piecing together information on the car has been fascinating. However, we're always on the lookout for more stories and information. We'd love to hear from anyone with any connection to the Shamrock. If you worked (or know anyone who worked) at the Castleblaney factory, if you've spotted a Shamrock on your travels or ever owned one, or have a personal story or memory to share with us, we'd love to hear from you.

Please get in touch by emailing me at shamrockcar AT gmail.com or message me here.

Many thanks,
Saskia

saskiaver · 06-01-2020 1:54pm

I'm afraid that it never did. It unfortunately faced a lot of obstacles at the time. You never know though...maybe one day!

12-01-2020 4:57pm

https://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=109414

Nice set of photos.

Shamrock car

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