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Shamrock Car

TheScribbler · 2009-09-03 19:56:45

Does anyone have a picture of the Shamrock, the glass fibre coupe built in Monaghan around 1960 that was based on the Nash/Austin Metropolitan? It was the brainchild of an American investor but it was a disaster - too heavy and grossly underpowered. Eight cars were built before the company folded. I have heard that someone…

03-09-2009 7:56pm

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Does anyone have a picture of the Shamrock, the glass fibre coupe built in Monaghan around 1960 that was based on the Nash/Austin Metropolitan? It was the brainchild of an American investor but it was a disaster - too heavy and grossly underpowered. Eight cars were built before the company folded. I have heard that someone in Dundalk has one.

Any info anyone?

Thanks

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#2 03-09-2009 7:59pm

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There's a white one often at vintage shows. And there's this

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#3 03-09-2009 8:05pm

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Thanks, I have seen a picture of that green one on the net but I believe that it has been scrapped (probably fell apart). The guy that designed it also designed the old pale blue AC Invalid Cars you used to see on the roads some years ago.

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#4 03-09-2009 8:07pm

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Ask the lads in classics

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=514

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#5 03-09-2009 8:07pm

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Thanks I will check it out

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#6 05-09-2009 3:00pm

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Go through the classic cars forum,there has been a few threads on this in the last while, One was titled "Tralees motor manufacturing history"

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#7 06-09-2009 11:31am

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Thanks for the tip, I appreciate it

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