The history of the Thomond motor car

by Mark Humphrys.

My grandfather Dick Humphreys was involved in the production of the "Thomond" car, of which four were built in Dublin between 1925 and 1933. There are no known remains of any today.

I started researching the Thomond story in 1983. This led to researching my family tree in general, a lifelong project.

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James A. Jones set up a garage on Haddington Rd, Dublin.
Four cars were built by Jones and his mechanics.
The chief mechanic was Ben Parsons.

The four cars were as follows:

1. In 1925, Jones built his own car, Thomond no.1.

2. Dick Humphreys saw the car, and designed one of his own for Jones and Parsons to build.
   This was Thomond no.2 in 1929.

3. There was a Thomond no.3 saloon car in 1930.

4. Humphreys' car was rebuilt in 1933, and this seems to be Thomond no.4.

See Sources.
See Published references to the Thomond.

Thomond no.1, think in 1926.

Thomond no.2, probably early 1933.

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• Dick Humphreys' son Richard Humphreys produced a 1970s 'Thomond' design. Though he did not actually build a car.

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