Info on DKW-assemblying in Ballincollig, Cork

PaulK_CCI · 14-01-2010 11:29pm #1

I recieved below mail and photographs with a request for more info about the DKW assemblying in Cork, so I felt this would be a good place to start. Can any of you guys help him out here?
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Dear sir!

Is there any chance that someone in your assosiation could supply me with more material about the Irish DKW-assemblying in Ballincollig in Cork, Ireland? All I have gathered so far, is the newspaper-articles in this mail to you. I´m searching for pictures of the old factory in East gate in Ballincollig, the sales facilities in Beasley Street, Cork and also pictures of the Hennessy-brothers who ran the Company. As it said in the article, the production of DKW-cars took place between 1954 and 1964, but DKW-cars, and later Audi were sold in the old facilities in Beasley Street, Cork, until the late 60´s.

I´m writing an article about this, for many, totally unknown chapter of DKW-history in Europe. First I must say, that I´ve tried to contact The Irish DKW-Club, but their Web-site is down, and their mail-adresse is not working.

If you can´t help, could you please send this mail to some who might have any material?

Greetings from
Jul-Sverre Haugerud, editor of "DKW-nytt", the journal of The Norwegian DKW-Union
jul-sv@online.no

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Here are two pages of an interesting article about the DKW plant:

carchaeologist · 15-01-2010 12:45am

Fantasic stuff there.Im sure the club would be interested in this.They are quite active ,they had a stand at this years Classic Car Show in the NEC.

philgunn · 15-01-2010 8:35am

I met a Chap about a year ago involved in the DKW Club in Carrigaline , and his Claim to fame was to have a DKW Car and a DKW Bike that were assembled in Ballincollig , his name is i think is Tom Ryan , Also a article in Vintage Scene will have a look and come back
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2cv · 15-01-2010 10:10am

The old DKW factory was on the site where the Aldi store is now... I saw a bunch of DKWs at the Ballincollig Vintage Club's meet last year...

I work in Ballincollig so i'm sure i could get more info.

philgunn · 15-01-2010 10:19am

That chaps name is Billy Ryan

also have a look here

http://irishvintagescene.forumcircle.com/viewtopic.php?t=326&highlight=dkw

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corktina · 15-01-2010 11:44am

yes i know him too...has a huge collection of cars, mostly associated with his young days.I think his da worked assembling DKWs and he has several..

Big Nasty · 15-01-2010 2:13pm

Irish Rally Driver Frank Fennell still has a collection of Deeks and NSU's. I would imagine he would be very interested in this article. Any chance you could PM me a copy so I can print it out Paul?

EDIT: I pulled them off the site and printed them!

G Luxel · 19-01-2010 4:14am

There was an interesting information board in Ballincollig shopping centre about 2 years ago detailing the factory's history which also included a photo of the very first 1965 Audi which it stated was assembled there too. A DKW rally car that took part in Irish rally trials is on display at the motor museum in Kilgarvan. In the new Renault Megane ad, theres a DKW driving past what I thought was a DKW van but is possibly a Goggomobil

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5dimCDuCs0

rugbyman · 19-01-2010 12:32pm

g luxel,
looked at that clip, no dkw, looked again, played it pic by pic, there it t'was. you have one heck of an eagle eye.

then again you posted at 3 am, when owls are about.

regards Rugbyman

NEVCC · 20-01-2010 3:20pm

the da is restoring one oat the min.. The picks are old it’s nearly finished now I’ll try to update the web site next week.
http://www.nevcc.net/Restoration_projects/DKW.html

Info on DKW-assemblying in Ballincollig, Cork

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