Best builders and craftspeople in Ireland

cantdecide · 05-09-2018 08:15PM #1

I watch a lot of the car building shows and tons of projects and garages on Youtube (watching the Gordan Murray Escort build at the moment) and I just got to wondering. Do we have many world class builders and/ or craftspeople in Ireland and who are they? Are there any Irish built cars that have fame??

In terms of bikes, I can think of a chopper builder in Cork called Ger Conon who builds world class bikes and wins awards in Europe and beyond for his builds.

Are there more? Who are they?

hi5 · 06-09-2018 09:10AM

When it comes to bike and car building in Ireland we're sadly lacking.
Medaza ( Don Cronin and Mick O' Shea) in Cork are world standard bike builders.
https://www.medaza.com/
One of their bikes is on display at a current exhibition in the Peterson in LA.
https://vimeo.com/269098801.

There are a good few top class car modified/restorations done in ireland but very few ground up Hotrod type builds.

artanevilla · 06-09-2018 10:51AM

I would imagine the market in Ireland is just too small to sustain someone of that calibre, I've no doubt the raw talent is there though.

Henry Ford III · 06-09-2018 11:08AM

Some pretty good engine builders still around.

Best builders and craftspeople in Ireland

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