Leyland Merryweather Fire Tender

paddy donovan

Can anybody tell me who has or where it went, it was the fire tender in the museum in Kerry the reg is YI 157 it was owned by Guinness and worked in there Dublin brewery you can email me at .... or ring me ........thank you Paddy Donovan

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Pagoda113

Photo attached of Merryweather..

Also, does anyone know where the rest of the cars which were in Killarney ended up. Did many of them come back here after the UK auction ?

What about the cars which didn't go for auction ?

Kevin_Herron

Pagoda113 wrote: »

Photo attached of Merryweather..

Also, does anyone know where the rest of the cars which were in Killarney ended up. Did many of them come back here after the UK auction ?

What about the cars which didn't go for auction ?

The Silver Stream returned to Ireland. Most of the Wolseleys and the Germain were sold to the U.K.

As far as I know the cars that were not auctioned were sold privately.

carchaeologist

Interesting you should ask this,i had someone enquire about that very same engine earlier this week.
As far as i know that museum has been closed sice the early ninties or thereabouts,they guy i asked reckoned it could have gone on to the kilgarven museum,but i didnt see anything like that last time i was there.

carchaeologist

Pagoda113 wrote: »

Photo attached of Merryweather..

This was taken in the killarney museum i take it?When i say the museum was closed in the 90s i mean the one that was near castleisland.It may have been there for awhile too maybe?

Pagoda113

Hi Dave,

The photo was taken in the Museum in the middle of the town in Killarney back in August 2002. The museum isn't closed that long. Maybe 3 or 4 years... ?

Several of the cars went to London and were sold by Bonhams at an auction at the Royal Air Force Museum on 30th April 2007.

There were a couple of Wolseley's, A Germain, a few Wolseley-Siddeley's, an Argyll, the Silver Stream (which sold for £130 K Stg), and a Model T sold on the day.

I think the other Fire engine went back to the Limerick Fire Brigade and is currently in storage.

Not sure where the Buick, Ford Model Y, Vulcan, Chambers, Austins, Calcott, Oldsmobile, Morris Cowley, De Lorean etc ended up... ? ?

carchaeologist

Pagoda113 wrote: »

The photo was taken in the Museum in the middle of the town in Killarney back in August 2002. The museum isn't closed that long. Maybe 3 or 4 years... ?

Yes.the killarney museum closed around 05 alright.
It was sean that was thinking it might have been in a museum in castleisland for awhile that closed 10 or so years back.He wasnt sure though.Apparently that place was owned by a german guy,i dont have many other details though.

Its a real pity that museum in killarney closed and that collection was broken up.:mad:

Donagh_mc

Yes the museum closed when Scotts was being redeveloped.

I think that there is one or two of the cars still in Killarney down in the Gleneagle hotel (the car museum was part of the Gleneagle group). There's one at the front of the hotel by the fountain just as you walk in. I'm not a car guy so I couldn't tell you which one it is to be honest.

carchaeologist

Theres a Riley RM there in the foyer of the hotel alright,and another car i think.I dont think they were part of the museum collection though?The RM is on english plates iirc.

macroman

I remember that museum. Visited it years ago, and when in Killarney last summer it was sad to hear that it closed. Amazing collection. They had a red DMC-12 didn't they?

carchaeologist

macroman wrote: »

I remember that museum. Visited it years ago, and when in Killarney last summer it was sad to hear that it closed. Amazing collection. They had a red DMC-12 didn't they?

They did,it was unusual to see a painted delorean.

Ballykine43

Update on the Chambers
Chambers Car last of its line manufactured 1929.
Pagoda113 supplied the photo http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/attac...7&d=1246661479 from the Killarney motor museum some time ago. The car is now back in ownership of the Chambers family in the family home in County Down, and has been MOTd. Unfortunately a leaking radiator has had to be sent for a rebuild. This is how it is as of today.

G Luxel

i think it closed around 04 as I was there before it shut and yes, it was very interesting. I have a leaflet that I got there, has a general photo with lots of cars and I bought a few postcards too, mostly the Silver Stream. There were 2 other cars i remember, a Volkswagen Variant that was in the garage scene downstairs and a black chevrolet Belair with tailfins, had a sticker on the windscreen that said something like VIP at Phoenix Park 1979 for Popes Visit. I cant remember if there was a Gullwing Mercedes 300 SL or a Volkswagen Beetle Split screen which was there when it opened.

DanFindy

I was really gutted to hear that place closed, such an unreal collection and such a unique place so well done up, pricks in the government should of bailed out somewhere like that which harboured so much of our heritage but no bail out the f***in banks :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Ballykine43

Update on the Chambers. The car has now been fully restored and had some outings. Today I found it as the featured car at an indoor show in Newcastle Co Down in aid of cancer research. Of the three people visible over the bonnet, the owner, Ann Chambers, is the lady on the right.

Kevin_Herron

Its great to see this car out and about.
I had the pleasure of sitting with the Chambers family at the banquet dinner at last years Gordon Bennett Rally, its fantastic that this car has ended up back with the family that built it originally.