Johnstown Castle Estate Museum and Gardens in County Wexford is running an exhibition of miniature cars by Matchbox, Corgi and Dinky. The collection of 600 models is complemented by a collection of vintage motoring memorabilia, garage pumps and equipment from the museum’s extensive collection of transport-related artifacts which have long disappeared from forecourts, along with other objects from a time when a car journey was a big adventure. The car collection was a lifetime labor of love for Dubliner Maurice Bryan (1929-2013). His family wanted to see his unique collection remain intact and made available for people to enjoy so they donated it to the Irish Agricultural Museum at Johnstown Castle. Maurice put the collection together from toy and collector fairs all over the world, purchasing some in brand new condition in their original boxes, whilst total restoring others.
