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who were the first fiat tractor dealers in ireland

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  • #32
    Nekarsulm
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    Backed the tail of the lorry into a pile of sand, and drove the digger up the other side of the pile.


  • #33
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    ford 5600 wrote: »
    Not a bad memory for an ould one..hmm. I must be older.

    You could be right on the McCulloch , I remember the name, but no idea what they sold.

    Traynors, I think you are right on Tom . They later relocated to Clonmel, co Tipperary , where they imported Pottinger and Fliegl, before Pottinger took the over recently.
    When I read OP question first I immediately thought of the company in Rosenallis who were Fiat agents - Shaws?? There is a lovely man working there who is a mine of information and a few years ago helped out OH on the phone with information on the correct clutch to get for our 880.
    There was also a company near the Naul, Co Dublin who sold Fiats - Ennis Farm Machinery.


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    Nekarsulm wrote: »
    Backed the tail of the lorry into a pile of sand, and drove the digger up the other side of the pile.
    My Uncle bought a Ford Nan for my brother in 1977/78. My brother transported it from Longford to NCD on the back of a VW T3 flatbed. He drove the tractor onto the creamery can stand at my grandparents house and onto the van. He got if off at home by reversing the van up to a bank in the field and reversed the tractor off using two planks .


  • #35
    orm0nd
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    I remember (vaguely) a garage selling fiat tractors in limerick , I'd say late 1960's or early 70's

    think it was Smiths in dooradoyle they may have sold cars as well before dan ryan took fiat agency


  • #36
    tomwaterford
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    Shannon757 wrote: »
    How did they get it on the truck?

    Loading ramp at garage??


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  • #37
    jbshn
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    My dad bought a new fiat in Dublin in 1963 and drove it home 80miles. It was an is a fiat 312r and the main dealer and I think importer was a group called McCarrans ( not sure if that is correct spelling) think they were in Santry????


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