Wicklow car show welcomes 195 vintage vehicles, motor bikes and tractors
The venue for this year's show changed from Kilmacanogue GAA Pitch to St. Marys GAA pitch in Enniskerry, which proved to be another fabulous location. Even though the show didn't start until 12 noon, cars were already arriving from 9am and continued to do so throughout the day.
By midday, the field was alive with families and children engaging in a variety of free games on offer, while parents enjoyed entertainment from the Mad Drama group Rathdrum, Tracy Carrick's Irish dancers, Majorettes from Wicklow and Arklow Ukulele Band. Brendan Power was MC and sound engineer for the day.
There were plenty of stalls to browse through, while a special first responders demonstration also took place regarding CPR and the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Ann Nolan of Garden of Ireland Vintage Car Club said: 'There was a fantastic display of cars, motor bikes and tractors. Some beautiful cars were from the early 1900 and are still going strong. The cars that won prizes on the day were Gerry Moore who won the overall Tom Kennedy Memorial perpetual Cup, Gerry Tutty who won the Paul Donnolly perpetual cup for his 1930 Ford Model A Sedan, Kieran Cussen won the Noel Kavanagh Perpetual Cup for best modified car for his BMWE46-330.
"Meanwhile, Ger Mulvey won the best tractor for his Ferguson. Other winners on the day was Martin Fleming for his 1918 Ford Model T, Colm O'Neill for his 1963 Peugeot 403 and Joe Delaney for his 1972 Beautiful Honda 50.
'A fantastic amount of money was raised on the day for The Make-A-Wish foundation and other local charities. Thanks to John Linnane Motors Rathnew for his sponsorship of this event, to St. Mary's GAA club for the use of their facilities, enabling us to provide free refreshments on the day, and to all who helped on the Saturday and Sunday.'
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