Datsun dealers cork city..

carchaeologist

Does anyone here know who the main datsun dealers were in cork city in 1980, im just curious as my 100A cherry was sold there new and im just trying to find out who they were,
Thanks in advance..

oflynno

kevin o learys in douglas used to sell datsun cars

my uncle had a datsun cherry

carchaeologist

Thanks for that,I suppose he doesnt have the cherry still....:)

oflynno

technically ya in the ditch after being used to go for the cows for years

what you after?

carchaeologist

Nothing in particular really, i suppose theres very little left if its been outside for years...?My one grows rust bubbles even though it rarely sees rain!!

oflynno

correct very little
i remember when i was young er we used to polish it with 3 in oil on the body work after washing it
the shine was unreal

i'd say tis phucked at the moment though

carchaeologist

Im maybe being a bit cheeky in asking but if you could post a photo it would be great,theres very little of them left, even rotten ones. i have a one for spares too(also a cork city car at one time)and it wouldnt take much to peel the roof off with the rust!

carchaeologist

oflynno wrote: »

kevin o learys in douglas used to sell datsun cars

Were they called motor world, because the parts 100A i have has a motor world sticker in the back window.

mountain

carchaeologist wrote: »

Were they called motor world, because the parts 100A i have has a motor world sticker in the back window.

dont think so, motor world are on the "straight road" have been there a good 20 years or so.

oflynno

motor world was another garage that had nissan,i just couldn't think of them

yes they are on the straight road
the nissan prarie was the first car in ireland to switch from datsun to nissan if i am correct

will get a pic if it is still there

carchaeologist

oflynno wrote: »

will get a pic if it is still there

Thanks for that.

I know where motor word is now that ye say it on the left heading out the carrigrohane straight. I presume kevin o leary just went under their own name so,i thought it was they that were motorworld.

carchaeologist

So cork city had just the one datsun dealer back then so?

oflynno

don't know for sure

motorworld as far as i know were a separate garage on the straight road

kevin o' leary's would have been in douglas on the other side of town,so thats 2

mountain

motor world on straight road have sold datsuns since they first opened, about 5 years ago they were bought out by windsor motors of dublin.

DannyBuoy

There was a crowd called Blackrock Motors, they were a Datsun dealer around then if i remember correctly, they wound up in the early 80's I think.

carchaeologist

Thanks lads, my car spent its first 20 years in the glasheen area so i presume its more likely it would have been sold new in motorworld.