The Coulter/Connolly 1,945 cc Star
One of the most successful cars at the Ballybannon Hill climbs and speed trials at Magilligan Strand in the 1920s was a 1,945 cc Star registration XI 9393, usually entered by J Coulter & Co Ltd and driven by W H Connolly. A picture of my car is on the cover of my book From Ballybannon Hill to Magilligan Strand.
To my delight I got an order for my book from a gentleman in Limerick who is the current owner of XI 6393. Old star racing cars, it seems, never die.
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From Ballybannon Hill to Magilligan Strand, covers the hill climbs at Ballybannon, Craigantlet, Croft, Red Brae and the speed trials and races the sat Magilligan Strand from 1922 up to June 1933.
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