John O'Neill Limited
| John O'Neill Limited | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1933 or earlier |
| resolution | 1958 or later |
| Seat | Dublin , Ireland |
| Branch | Automobiles |
John O'Neill Limited was an assembly plant for motor vehicles and thus part of the automotive industry in Ireland .
Company history
The company was based in Dublin . John O'Neill ran it. The first known mention comes from 1933. In December 1933 the assembly of passenger cars began . The parts came from Dodge . The assembly of trucks followed. In 1939 production ended due to the war. Another pre- WWII Irish assembly plant for Dodge was O'Shea's Limited (Dodge) in Cork .
From 1945 the company had the Dodge distribution rights for the entire state of Ireland, excluding the competition from Cork. Vehicles were assembled again from 1955 to 1957. In 1958, Dodge vehicles were still registered in Ireland. Then the track of the company is lost.
vehicles
The politician Seán Lemass took the first vehicle for a test drive. The Irish Times reported on it on December 30, 1933. The car had a six-cylinder engine rated at 24 RAC Horsepower . First of all, the models Senior de Luxe, Senior Six Saloon and a luxury version are mentioned.
The D55 / C is named for 1955, the D63 / 2 for 1956 and the D67 / 2 for 1957 . They each had an eight-cylinder engine .
Production numbers
In 1955, 1956 and 1957 twelve vehicles were imported in parts and assembled.
The following are Irish registration numbers for Dodge vehicles from the years John O'Neill assembled them. The numbers before 1945 also include the production by O'Shea's Limited, as splitting is not possible.
| year | Registration numbers |
|---|---|
| 1934 | not known |
| 1935 | not known |
| 1936 | 138 |
| 1937 | 137 |
| 1938 | 112 |
| 1939 | 52 |
| 1946-1953 | not known |
| 1954 | not known |
| 1955 | 21st |
| 1956 | 16 |
| 1957 | 4th |
| 1958 | 5 |
| total | 485 |
literature
- Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).