Rarer than a snake in Ireland - The Shamrock Car | Season 3 - Episode 14

👋 Hey friends! In this video we bring you the Shamrock convertible produced in Ireland for a brief period during the late 1950s is rarer than a snake in Ireland with just a handful out of the original production run of nine cars thought to survive. We are Ireland Made® the Irish transport archive. Our mission is to collect and preserve stories of Irish transport past and present for the benefit of our future generations. If it has wings, wheels or it floats and there is an Irish connection, you will find the story here. ++++ Check out our supporters-only video stories available to view on www.irelandmade.ie just click on the big red "SUBSCRIBE" button. Two new videos each week, please support our content creation, subscribe or sponsor via www.irelandmade.ie ++++ ⬇️ Have you ever seen a Shamrock car? Comment below ⬇️ Wilbur Curtis, a Californian restaurant equipment manufacturer of Irish descent, came up with the idea for the Shamrock car while visiting his Galway-born wife’s family in 1958. Moved by the poverty he witnessed, as Ireland in the 1950’s was still a largely agricultural economy with little industry and high unemployment he sought to help the Irish people and economy by building a luxury car in Ireland for export to America. Despite being a well-intentioned effort to assist the Irish people, the Shamrock car was poorly designed and destined for failure and is now rarer than a snake in Ireland. *************** Read the full story on www.irelandmade.ie - Rarer than a snake in Ireland - The Shamrock Car | Season 3 - Episode 14 https://irelandmade.ie/rarer-than-a-snake-in-ireland-the-shamrock-car-season-3-episode-14/ *************** Sources of information: Alden Jewell Below the Radar – Richard Dredge Driven to Write Guy Griffiths Hifive HYMON John Reid Journal Classic Cars Latimes Magic Car Pics Old Top Gear RBM The 500 Owners Association Ltd TheJournal.ie Wilburcurtics.com #irelandmade #shamrock #shamrockcar #castleblayney #1950s #irishmanufacturing ++++++++++ Do you have an Irish transport story past or present you would like us to feature? Email us here info@irelandmade.ie ++++++++++ This video post is copyrighted© to Ireland Made® not to be copied or reproduced without permission.