Stories of Irish transport past & present

Stories of Irish transport past & present

I’m Kevin Reid, passionate about all things mechanical. Join me for weekly videos and articles on Irish transport past and present, from individuals, museums and companies.

My love for mechanics originated from my parents, avid enthusiasts of long-distance road trips on motorbikes, cars and vans throughout Ireland and beyond. Our family explorations extended from Ireland to destinations like Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. I fondly recall riding pillion on my father’s Jawa 350 and later his Suzuki GS850, while my brother Dermot was securely fastened to my mother’s Honda CB250 and later her Yamaha XS400.

Meeting Martina from County Leitrim introduced me to a community of skilled individuals crafting remarkable things in their sheds. Now my wife, Martina and I share a passion for all things mechanical. Together, we’ve restored our 1965 Volvo Amazon and resprayed our 1979 Land Rover Series III.

In 2018, I initiated ‘Leitrim Made’ as a website to highlight projects by neighbours and friends. Originally focused on photographs and stories like a Kioti tracked-tractor, MZ motorcycle with single-wheel trailer, our Land Rover respray and a 1936 Wolseley ‘Wacky Racer,’ it evolved during the 2020 lockdown into a broader platform covering the entire island and rebranded as ‘Ireland Made.’

In rebranding to ‘Ireland Made,’ we adopted the Irish Elk in Saint Patrick’s blue as our logo, symbolising the majestic creature that once roamed freely across the island of Ireland.

Every week, we’ll continue to bring you our video stories and articles. If it has wings, wheels, or floats with an Irish connection, you’ll discover it here.

Please enjoy our Ireland Made stories.

Regards,

Kevin Reid

Founder

Ireland Made

Check out our Ireland Made transport collections, carefully curated from a wide range of historical automotive books, manuals, and catalogs.

Each week we bring you two Irish transport videos. If it has wings, wheels or it floats and there is an Irish connection, you will find it here.

We are always looking for Irish transport stories from the past and present. Share your transport story here.

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Stories of Irish transport past & present

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Stories of Irish transport past and present

Stories of Irish transport
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I am Kevin Reid and I have a life-long interest in all things mechanical. These are my stories of Irish transport past & present. Through our video-blogs and community newsletter we bring you transport stories from individuals, museums and companies. If it has wings, wheels or it floats, you will find it here. Find out why I started Ireland Made

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