Old State Cars

mb1725

No, not old cars in a state! Anybody got pics of old state/ government cars in service? Here's Mary Robinson's unusual choice of Alfa Romeo:

c.1991

carchaeologist

That car has been scrapped since. There was some chat about it a few years back on a previous thread.

mike65

I always thought that was the best thing about Mary Robinsons time as President!

hi5

I'd like to see a picture of Charlie Haugheys 57 Chevy.
Theres a clip on Reeling in the years,with him driving it in to Irelands first
'drive tru bank in the early sixties I think.
You never hear anything about it ,did it get scrapped or has it survived?

Carazy

Dev's Dodge ZH 1333

1991

1966

Images from Clare Library

Carazy

1949 Rolls Royce - ZJ 5000


Photographs taken from previous threads and posters on this site

mb1725

Douglas Hyde's first trip after inauguration was in this Rolls Royce

1938

mb1725

ZJ 5000 from the Cork Examiner archives.

carchaeologist

http://www.carsireland.ie/blog/ministerial-cars/
The modern stuff...

Capri

carchaeologist wrote: »

That car has been scrapped since. There was some chat about it a few years back on a previous thread.

Those Roller headlights are very up to date looking now

Liked the little U na hE on the top of the Dodge:)

The Italian ambassador still uses a 164 Alfa

mb1725

It's got the flags!