MAAC Kilbeggan Show 11/12th Sept 2010

Big Nasty

The All American Show in Kilbeggan this year is running on both 11th & 12th September 2010. Saturday 11th is open to exhibitors (and spectators) and will include a cruise, burnout competition, BBQ, Drive-In Movies and usually a few beers! There is free camping facilities and security for the cars overnight. The show 'proper' will take place on Sunday 12th and there is no charge for exhibitors to display their cars.

For more info see: http://www.maac-ireland.com/maac/index.php?s=8

sudo911

Think I'll be giving it a miss this year John..... don't fancy getting the car key'd again! :(Will turn out to be an expensive hobby otherwise...

Big Nasty

sudo911 wrote: »

Think I'll be giving it a miss this year John..... don't fancy getting the car key'd again! :(Will turn out to be an expensive hobby otherwise...

Bollox to that dude - it could happen anywhere, just unfortunate it was there! Biggest show of the year for yank fans!

sudo911

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Bollox to that dude - it could happen anywhere, just unfortunate it was there! Biggest show of the year for yank fans!

:D

Very understanding dude considering it happened to you too! :cool:

We'll see closer to the date. If I do go down, wont leave the car in there again overnight tho.

Big Nasty

Less than a week to this show dudes!

unkel

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Less than a week to this show dudes!

And stickied until after the show!

chiefwiggum

weather permitting i'll be there.....

Big Nasty

chiefwiggum wrote: »

weather permitting i'll be there.....

Will be good to finally meet you dude!

Here's the schedule for this year:

The biggest gathering of American vehicles in Ireland

September 11th and 12th September 2010

Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath

2010 Show features:

Movie Cars: The A Team, Dukes of Hazzard, Starsky & Hutch, Knight Rider, Smokey & The Bandit & Bullitt

Big Rigs, Pick-Up Trucks, Classic American Cars, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Custom Cars & Military Vehicles, Limousines, a genuine New York Transit Authority Bus, Police Cars, plus many more.

Entertainment For All The Family: Kids area with free bouncy castles & free face painting. Also Amusements, Music & hot food.

For Sale Section, Stalls, Auto Jumble, Parts and Accessories. Large area of indoor displays and marquees.

Events:

Saturday 11th September (2.00pm to 11.30pm)

2.00pm – 11.30pm Amusements, hot food, music etc

4.00pm Burnout contest for muscle cars

6.00pm Cruise

7.30pm Barbeque for club members and exhibitors.

10.00pm Drive in Movie

Sunday 12th September (11.00am to 5.00pm)

11.00am – 5.00pm Show and shine - Over 500 vehicles on display

12.00pm – 4.00pm Kids face painting & bouncy castles

11.00am – 5.00pm Amusements, hot food, music etc

Show goes on rain or shine!

Note: times, events and lineup subject to change without notice.

Free Parking at the event.

Admission: Saturday Adult €10 - Accompanied Children Under 14 No charge

Sunday : Adult €10 - Accompanied Children Under 14 No charge

Here's a few clips from previous years:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngAwpXR09Ps

unkel

No pics up yet?

Big Nasty

unkel wrote: »

No pics up yet?

If ya don't find enough here lettuce know!

http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn256/MCMLXXVJC/Kilbeggan%202010/
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/liamkennyv8/AMERICANSHOWKILBEGGANSEPT2010#
http://picasaweb.google.com/sudo911/AMCIKilbeggan2010#

Big Nasty

My very spectacular burnout:

S Line

Was at the show – my first time. It was great I didn’t realise that the American car scene was so big in this country. The venue itself I assume belongs to a MAAC member, as opposed to just being a hired venue. The reasons I say this is because the Caprice NYC Taxi and NYC Bus looked like there are laid up (also there is a T-Bird under a tarp in the shed) and not just brought along for the day.

That the bus was cool. Shame to see it laid up. Was it ever used on Irish roads – it would be great for promotions and days out. I can only imagine it a cost a pretty penny to freight it across the Atlantic.

The cab was class. Because of its tatty condition I was having fantasies of doing the whole ‘rat look’ thing to it ‘the ratty cab co’. Although the wire wheels made me think of maybe a fitting hydraulics, low-rider style!!!

I guess from looking at my pics both vehicles, they didn’t appear to have Irish plates. I’m just curious to know how they got from the city of 5 boroughs to a field in Kilbeggan ??

carchaeologist

MCMLXXV wrote: »

My very spectacular burnout

Have you got a line lock? Nothing worse than not being able to see/breathe and the smell of rubber in the car for ages after!:D

Big Nasty

carchaeologist wrote: »

Have you got a line lock? Nothing worse than not being able to see/breathe and the smell of rubber in the car for ages after!:D

I do yeah, it's pretty hard to stay that still without one!

carchaeologist

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I do yeah, it's pretty hard to stay that still without one!

I was thinking as such,your back brakes would be fairly shredded if not!:eek:

Kevin_Herron

S Line wrote: »

Was at the show – my first time. It was great I didn’t realise that the American car scene was so big in this country. The venue itself I assume belongs to a MAAC member, as opposed to just being a hired venue. The reasons I say this is because the Caprice NYC Taxi and NYC Bus looked like there are laid up (also there is a T-Bird under a tarp in the shed) and not just brought along for the day.

That the bus was cool. Shame to see it laid up. Was it ever used on Irish roads – it would be great for promotions and days out. I can only imagine it a cost a pretty penny to freight it across the Atlantic.

The cab was class. Because of its tatty condition I was having fantasies of doing the whole ‘rat look’ thing to it ‘the ratty cab co’. Although the wire wheels made me think of maybe a fitting hydraulics, low-rider style!!!

I guess from looking at my pics both vehicles, they didn’t appear to have Irish plates. I’m just curious to know how they got from the city of 5 boroughs to a field in Kilbeggan ??

The yellow taxi was a standard Caprice imported from England into Ireland in 2001 for the Jim Sheridan film 'In America' lots of it was shot here.

The bus was imported from America for the film 'The Honeymooners' which was shot here in Dublin.

Big Nasty

There's a Thunderbird in the shed up there too that as far as I know was abandoned by one of the exhibitors a couple years back. I think Joe got in contact with him and the owner doesn't want to sell the car but has never come back to pick it up!

Max_Damage

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The yellow taxi was a standard Caprice imported from England into Ireland in 2001 for the Jim Sheridan film 'In America' lots of it was shot here.

The bus was imported from America for the film 'The Honeymooners' which was shot here in Dublin.

I remember seeing a Caprice NYC taxi in Dublin in the late 90's, on UK plates at the time, I'm wondering if that was the same car.

As for the bus, would definitely be an interesting thing to see on the roads here. I saw that bus a few years back at Kilbeggan, I think it's still on New York plates. Don't know what the VRT on a bus would be, same as a commercial maybe?

That said, I'd like too see a GM New Look bus here (same type of one used in the movie 'Speed'). Cool looking yokes.

G Luxel

Max_Damage wrote: »

That said, I'd like too see a GM New Look bus here (same type of one used in the movie 'Speed'). Cool looking yokes.

There was a bus of that shape on 86 D plates I think that was used for promoting one of the american beer companies like Bud or Coors, this was in the last ten years ago.

S Line

Thanks Kevin
Actually after my last post I thought they could be something to do with filming a movie. Although I didn’t think they shot contemporary American scenes in this country.
I was thinking maybe they were from pinewood studios in London. I remember I was amazed that the first Batman movie was shot there and not NYC. I watched that film like a hawk to see if I could maybe spot an Opel or Peugeot amongst the Chevy’s Buicks and Lincolns
It’s interesting when you see cars in movies which are trying to recreate other countries. Look at the attached pic. It’s a from the movie ‘Ghost Writer’ is supposed to be 10 downing street but look at the reg – it looks like an American ‘trunk’ to me

Max_Damage

S Line wrote: »

Thanks Kevin
Actually after my last post I thought they could be something to do with filming a movie. Although I didn’t think they shot contemporary American scenes in this country.
I was thinking maybe they were from pinewood studios in London. I remember I was amazed that the first Batman movie was shot there and not NYC. I watched that film like a hawk to see if I could maybe spot an Opel or Peugeot amongst the Chevy’s Buicks and Lincolns
It’s interesting when you see cars in movies which are trying to recreate other countries. Look at the attached pic. It’s a from the movie ‘Ghost Writer’ is supposed to be 10 downing street but look at the reg – it looks like an American ‘trunk’ to me

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139328/locations

http://www.imcdb.org/movie.php?id=1139328

S Line

Max
Cool website.
Don’t want to get into a big thing about it, the film appears to be partly in London but that definitely is a North American spec boot lid with a narrower and taller version off a UK style yellow reg plate.

adub

Hi, I am looking to hire a 1967 shelby mustang for my wedding as it is my fiance's dream car and he would love pics of him with it etc. Would any of ye know anyone that would be willing to do this?

thanks

Big Nasty

adub wrote: »

Hi, I am looking to hire a 1967 shelby mustang for my wedding as it is my fiance's dream car and he would love pics of him with it etc. Would any of ye know anyone that would be willing to do this?

thanks

The Midlands show in Kilbeggan is on September 10th & 11th this year - would be a good place to go spotting 'Stangs and chat to their owners.