As you might guess by our one-off commemorative cover, this month marks a very special milestone at Irish Vintage Scene, as it’s our 200th issue of the magazine! That’s right, it’s been 200 issues since Irish Vintage Scene first hit the shelves in June of 2006, and it goes without saying that we are looking forward to the next 200.
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| ISSN: 1649 8356 |
| Cover Price: £4.40 / €6.25 |
| Format: A4, 96 pages |
| Frequency: Monthly |
| Subject: Cars, Commercial, Motorcycles, Tractors |
| Publisher: Irish Vintage Scene |
| 1964 Austin Mini 850 Mk1 |
Irish Vintage Scene Issue 200 February 2023
As you might guess by our one-off commemorative cover, this month marks a very special milestone at Irish Vintage Scene, as it’s our 200th issue of the magazine! That’s right, it’s been 200 issues since Irish Vintage Scene first hit the shelves in June of 2006, and it goes without saying that we are looking forward to the next 200.
Our main feature car this month is a very special Mk1 Austin Mini 850 assembled in Dublin in 1964, which has been in the same extended family since it was eighteen months old and has recently been rescued from decades in storage to take to the roads again.
Our second classic car is another cherished machine, a 1979 Opel Ascona B 2.0SR bought by its owner out of nostalgia for the five Asconas owned by his father back in the seventies and eighties.
Our tractor feature this month is a change from the norm as it focuses on a rare example of the Thwaites company’s very first dumper from the early 1950s, which was used on its owners farm for feeding calves many years ago before ending up sitting in the briars. However, in more recent years its rarity was recognised by its owner after reading a magazine article on the model, and it’s been restored to fine order.
Our featured motorcycle is a stunning Honda CD175 from Limerick, and a classic Volvo F12 truck rounds off our varied stories this month. All of the usual favourites are in there too, plus a mega giveaway to celebrate our 200th issue.
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