Car Assembly In Ireland, 1967
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Newsbeat asks if the Irish car assembly industry is up to scratch?
In August 1966 there were 458,779 vehicles on the Irish roads, almost double the number of ten years ago. The majority of cars sold in Ireland are imported from abroad and assembled in one of sixty plants. Cathal O’Shannon visited the workshop of Booth Poole in Islandbridge,
They’re put together like some gigantic jigsaw puzzle.
Car assembly is a relatively new industry in Ireland employing around 7,000 workers with a value of £30 million to the economy. Before 1932 cars were imported fully manufactured. Although many vehicles are now constructed in Ireland, the price of a car here is still more expensive than in many of our neighbouring countries.
At the Booth Poole plant, around fifty vehicles are turned out each week.
They’re carefully put together by fitters and welders, upholsters, painters. By the time this car is ready for the road, it will have passed through forty different pairs of hands.
Cathal O’Shannon talks to Lionel Booth about the assembly industry. Lionel has been in the motor assembly business most of his life and defends the work carried out by skilled workers in the industry. However, not everybody is happy with the quality of the cars being produced. In a vox pop for the report drivers talk of the experiences they have had when problems arose with cars purchased in Ireland.
This report for ‘Newsbeat’ was broadcast on 10 January 1967. The repeorter is Cathal O’Shannon
Worked in Mc Cairns Motors years ago, Produced Vauxhall & Bedford Trucks, i still remember those brautiful cars been driven off the assembly line, Viva ha,hb,hc, Victors 101, Bedford trucks and vans, great days, it closed in 75, but it seems only like yesterday ,
Great to see the skilled lead loading.
I noticed that - hope they didn't get any lead poisoning. I also liked the tweaking of the panels. My dad worked for years in the factories of Coventry so it brought back memories of him coming home in his overalls.
@@freebornjohn2687 I still do leading almost daily, being an autobody mechanic/panelbeater. Fun skill that I learned from my veteran colleagues.
@@theolliproductions Nice to know the people still have the skill. Hopefully you will pass it on to the next generation.
@SaltyBrains Had another look. I'm pretty sure it's lead loading. The stick of metal is being heated with a gas torch and allowed to run on to the heated car body. Later on you can see a wire brush being used to spread the material. Once cool, it can then be filed and smoothed. This technique was often used to hide welded joins and to improve shut lines. Amazing video, isn't it.
@SaltyBrains Leading is like bondo, but better B)
65 car plants in Ireland! wow...
None now
@@subtlestevey09 yep - by design - like in UK
We found a letter in my late father laws home where he has checked everything on his hillman imp (ex mechanic ) and the manufacturer still gave a sarky letter back
Good Times..
Not a pair of gloves, safety glasses or ear defenders in sight..
The good old days!
and one lad smoking mind you!
not a woke green alphabet wanker either
Anyone who has ever put a door handle on an MGB will understand. I love my little car but some of the engineering was off its rocker
My dad who is 91 years worked for Root/Buckley motors in the 60s/70s and was a NUVB shop Stewart we played with bits from his work as toy soldiers not PC but different time he did upholstery yes it's amazing ROI had a car assembly industry, car batteries made by Brittons in Portobello I believe and a important part of Irelands industrial and social history as well as Fords in Cork why not resurrect it with the need for electric cars we have software engineers and the market advantages of Brexit!
"How does this happen?", you'd be lucky to get 6 months out of many goods these days
2.8 million cars on irish roads in 2022
And after 60 years
4:52 Maury Povich ?
does anybody know the model of car at the 1:51 mark? thanks
1100
Austin 1100 or 1300, similar to the Morris, MG, Riely versions.
I think it’s a Vanden Plas Princess, the front panel of the car has the distinctive shape where the vanden plas grille would fit. The chassis/platform and other body panels would be same as the Austin 1100.
@@jixuscrixus Good spot.
Booth/Poole assembled MG and Wolseley,Brittains assembled Austin so it would have been a Wolseley or MG going by the shape of the bonnet. The equivalent Austin or Morris had a flat bonnet.
Posh guy at the end had this vibe going on "Now don't be so ridiculous young man. We can't test the cars for safety. It'd cost a rocket!! Who wants to pay for safety?!? That seat belt thingy is a scam & will never last. Besides, you're always stuck behind some bogger in a bloody stinking tractor going 10 MPH.
Oh look, it's 11am, think I'll have another Vodka n orange. Anyone.........?"
Tractor?….That would be very modern for them days, I remember in Ireland as a kid it was all ass and carts or a cob type horse and cart or wagon
And the boss is a Brit..who would have thaught.
Probably Irish but part of the Ascendancy. Lots of Irish with posh english sounding accents, very common in south Dublin.
@@Denis.Collins Speaking clearly enunciated English is not "snobbish", just pleasant on the ear.
@@roooroooooooo1091 absolutely the booth part alone informs you. Landed gentry roots.
A lot of fettling going on there😁
In 1967 cars were not cheap to buy so nothing new in 2023
Most of the cars I used to see in Ireland were Japanese....
Do they still do this no it dead in Ireland it imports Thomas. is Ireland net exporter yes. The wealth goes to Dublin Ireland Thomas you now your politics Thomas yes.
Uk Royal family say Dev FF run Ireland it always been him.
I wish told me at the start they did you favour Thomas politically it resolved.
Guaranteed Irish