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THE CLUBThe West Wicklow Classic and Vintage Vehicle Club is a club for classic and vintage car and vehicle enthusiasts in the West Wicklow, Kildare and Carlow area. We aim to promote the preservation, use and enjoyment of classic cars and vehicles, and organise various events involving classic vehicles which also support local charities and causes. New members are always welcome! For details about membership see our About us page, and for contact details please see our Contact us page. For details of what's on and upcoming events, check out our Events page! Photos of WWCVVC at Classic Car Live at Mondello now available!
Click through to our Photos page to see the pics! Hollywood Hills Tractor and Classic Run raises €3607!Despite a rainy day our Hollywood Hills Classic and Tractor Run was a storming day out. Nearly 90 vehicles took part on the run, including a wide variety of classics, motorcycles, tractors, and even a vintage bicycle! Participants and visitors enjoyed a fantastic day out, with great food and great entertainment, including Win a Goldfish, Wheel of Fortune, bouncy castle, and more.In addition to all the fun and excitement, a grand total of €3607 euro was raised for the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire, which is fantastic contribution to this hugely worthwhile cause, and made the event an all round great success! Our sincerest thanks go to Tom Duffy Jr, Mrs Sheila Duffy, and their family, who provided the field for the event and who also helped in many, many other ways both in the preparation as well as during the event. We would also like to thank all the many club members, supporters and friends who contributed and helped in making this event the fantastic success it was. Photos of this terrific event can now be seen on our photos page.
PORSCHE FOR SALE!
One of our VIP members (well... Ned) has his 1984 black Porsche 924 for sale! This car is in truly terrific order and is well known locally having been frequently shown at numerous classic car events. To see the advert on DoneDeal click here. |
UPCOMING EVENTSNEXT CLUB MEETING:Wednesday 1st Febraury, 8pm at Germaine's Inisfáil, Baltinglass.The first meeting of West Wicklow Classic & Vintage Vehicle Club of 2012 will be held in Germaine's Inisfail on Wednesday Febraury 1st at 8pm sharp. As many members as possible are asked to attend as this meeting will be used to plan all our activities for the coming year. As always new members are welcome at this meeting so if you have any interest in older vehicles, be it cars, motorcycles, tractors, etc please feel free to come along and see what we are about. For further information please browse this website, telephone us on 087 6863602 or search for wwcvvc on facebook. CLUB NEWSAUTOGLYM CAR CARE PRODUCTS DEMONSTRATIONWe had our AUTO GLYM care care night on Tuesday Nov 8th. This turned out to be a very informative and entertaining evening.Ted Gaffney Importer and distributor of AUTO GLYM, ably assisted by his wife, gave an informative presentation on all aspects of car cleaning and protection, inside and out, to the members present. He demonstrated the correct use of some of the products as well as comprehensive information on the whole range of products available. He also passed on some really useful tips on how to deal with various car cleaning problems and how to get a vehicle looking its best, while also entertaining us with stories from his experiences in the car and classic industry. Ted answered all questions posed by members of the audience and was extreme knowlegeable about every aspect of caring for classic cars. At the end of the evening they very generously distributed free samples of some of their products to the attendees. The club very much appreciate Ted and his wife coming to our meeting and spending the evening demonstrating the products and answering our questions. Thanks also to Don Manley for providing a panel for demonstrating some of the products on.
WWCVVC Annual Classic Car & Motorcycle Run 2011We held our second Annual Classic run in Baltinglass on Sunday August 7th.This year’s event was again run in aid of the local West Wicklow Daycare Centre which is based in Baltinglass Hospital. The run started with registration in Germaine’s of Baltinglass and got under way at 2:30 in quite good weather despite the threatening clouds that were appearing over the nearby hills. By the start time a good selection of cars and bikes ranging from the fifties to the eighties had registered and we headed off led by Tom Duffy on the first leg of our run. This took us on a variety of roads to Tullow where we were hosted by the Carlow Vintage and Classic club at their show. We spent a little over an hour there viewing the cars on show and were very pleasantly surprised by having prizes awarded to three of our members’ cars. First prize for a WWCVVC member went to Jack Epstein for his beautiful 1973 Triumph Stag while Martin Curry took second place with his gleaming red MGB GT and third went to Dermot O’Reilly with a beautiful Renault 16. We then set out on our return leg which took us back to Baltinglass by a somewhat longer route and returned to Germaine’s for dinner and prizegiving etc. Everybody who took part was awarded a commemorative medal. A delicious dinner was served by Joseph Germaine and his staff and both food and service were up to the usual high standard. The prize for Best Car on the run was won by Dermot O’Reilly for his Renault 16 while the prize for best Motorcycle was awarded to Brendan Murphy for his fantastic 1974 Sanglas 400 that he bought as a frame and engine which he was assured “was running” and very little else. He then brought it back to life over the past year or so having spent the previous 20 in various sheds. There was also a trophy for a passenger’s observation test that proved rather difficult so both complete forms handed in were awarded prizes. First went to Anna Hinkofer, who may have had some local help, and second went to Billy Kelly. Prizes were also awarded for the children’s puzzle where everybody was a winner and there was a raffle for a good selection of prizes donated by local businesses. WWCVVC wish to thank everybody who took part in the run and all who helped in any way in organising or running the event especially Tom Duffy who led the way in his jeep and our marshals on the roads. We also extend our gratitude to all our sponsors and advertisers in our booklet and all who donated prizes etc. This event raised €1279.93 of much needed funding for the West Wicklow Daycare Centre. Photos of this event now available!
Click through to our Photos page to see the pics! 2011 Annual General Meeting ReportThe Annual General Meeting of The Club was held on Tuesday April 5th. A report of this AGM can be seen on our Notices page. |
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