YOUR FAVOURITE CLASSIC SHOW AND WHY?

bookerboy

With the new classic show season starting soon which was your favourite show last year and why?Let me start the ball rolling with my top three.

1.AOVC classic show,Ballymena(Loads of classics that you will never see down South,very well put together and great value for money.)
2.Fingal show,Lusk (This was a great day all round,loads to see and do and again very well organised.
3.National show centre,Swords(Hundreds of classics for sale,kids kept busy with magic show and face painters.Best of all,it was indoors)

Now give me your top three.

cian1500ww

1. Breffni Vintage Club memorial run (Always has a huge attendance)
2. South Leitrim West Cavan Vintage Tractor Club run (My local club's run)
3. Bawnboy Vintage Show (Brilliant show for an important cause)

Big Nasty

Trim - for all kinds of everything

Beautiful location
Good Size
Very accessible from most parts of the country
Pretty good food stalls
Kids entertainment
Adult entertainment / bands

Kilbeggan All American - for everything American and more!

Camping
Cruise
Session
Accessability
Drive-In
Music
Food / BBQ
Burn-Outs
Muscle Cars
Big Rigs
Trucks / Pick-Ups
Bikes
Cars
Welcome
Family entertainment
Security
Don't charge exhibitors

MorrisCooper

Charleville: cars, tractors, trucks, pet farm animals, showjumping, something for all the family. And exhibitors go free and getta a cuppa and a plague.

Big Nasty

MorrisCooper wrote: »

Charleville: cars, tractors, trucks, pet farm animals, showjumping, something for all the family. And exhibitors go free and getta a cuppa and a plague.

I'll skip the plague if you don't mind!

Blue850

Mountbellew, Co Galway, incorporates the whole town, starts on Sat evening, and all day Sunday, exhibitors very well looked after, ie free entry and dinner, free shuttle bus from the field into the town, working field for tractors,

Charleville, great mix of cars,tractors, and commercials, also a county fair is held on the same day, something for everyone

Durrow, traffic chaos aside, this is the first "big one" of the year, always a massive turnout of exhibits, hopefully the new bypass will alleviate last year's problems

there also
Mosney
Terenure
Kilbeggan
Inistioge, Co Kilkenny
Stradbally Steam Rally, Co Laois
Moynalty, Co Meath
Riverstown, Co Sligo,held at a working museum

outside of Ireland, the Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham

MorrisCooper

Will the Durrow bypass be open in time?

Rust or Weld

Durrow no way never never again those people with chickens heads & hi vis vests cant organise a show, never means never never again!!

PanhardPL

Blue850 wrote: »

Mountbellew, Co Galway, incorporates the whole town, starts on Sat evening, and all day Sunday, exhibitors very well looked after, ie free entry and dinner, free shuttle bus from the field into the town, working field for tractors,

Charleville, great mix of cars,tractors, and commercials, also a county fair is held on the same day, something for everyone

Durrow, traffic chaos aside, this is the first "big one" of the year, always a massive turnout of exhibits, hopefully the new bypass will alleviate last year's problems

there also
Mosney
Terenure
Kilbeggan
Inistioge, Co Kilkenny
Stradbally Steam Rally, Co Laois
Moynalty, Co Meath
Riverstown, Co Sligo,held at a working museum

outside of Ireland, the Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham

Don't forget the show on Easter Sunday at Limerick Junction in aid of The Tipperary Hospice. Their first show last year was quite a success.

cian1500ww

Blue850 wrote: »

Mountbellew, Co Galway, incorporates the whole town, starts on Sat evening, and all day Sunday, exhibitors very well looked after, ie free entry and dinner, free shuttle bus from the field into the town, working field for tractors,

Charleville, great mix of cars,tractors, and commercials, also a county fair is held on the same day, something for everyone

Durrow, traffic chaos aside, this is the first "big one" of the year, always a massive turnout of exhibits, hopefully the new bypass will alleviate last year's problems

there also
Mosney
Terenure
Kilbeggan
Inistioge, Co Kilkenny
Stradbally Steam Rally, Co Laois
Moynalty, Co Meath
Riverstown, Co Sligo,held at a working museum

outside of Ireland, the Classic Motor Show at the NEC Birmingham

Is Riverstown still being held on a Saturday ?

spooky donkey

I ahve to say my Fav last year was the Neal Egan run in Sligo. It was a ford show but it has the best weather of the year. ALso had a great drive though sligo and letrim.

Also I did enjoy the Killbegan american show despite the crappy weather.

vincenzolorenzo

Lots of really good shows around the country but the best one (by far) for me has to be Fingal. Has a bit of everything at it and the working display really sets it out from most others. Plus the organisation is usually excellent. Wouldn't miss it for anything

MorrisCooper

I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned already but my favourite in 2009 was Classic Car Live in Mondello. We had over 200 Minis on the track and after all the other cars were gone, we formed a huge 50 with Minis (see photo in Irish Vintage Scene). The big difference between this and other shows was the track activity and seeing cars in motion.

Will be there again in June.

TRNIALL

TR International,Malvern,U/K. Been going the last 12 years,exellent 5hr drive down from Holyhead to Sth Wales and across to Malvern.

Mondello Live,if only we can get good weather.

Mosney,cleanest,flatest location in Eire and NO S*I*E to walk around in.

Big Nasty

Well if we're tipping across the water the best show you will see in the UK is the Classic Motor Show in the NEC in Birmingham each year. All indoors and it's HUGE, you could spend days there!

Highly recommended! www.necclassicmotorshow.com