Family’s appeal to trace owner of 1926 Cork car

For the Mitchell family, the last two years have been a labour of love, as they worked tirelessly to restore a 1926 Cork-built Model T Ford and get it back on the open road.

Now, as they prepare for the day of the big launch, they have one more task: To track down the original Cork owners of the classic car.

John Mitchell and his son Trevor have been restoring the old motor at their home in Kilgarvan, Co Kerry, since 2015, while wife and mother Joan has been trying to locate the descendants of James Herbert, of Charleville, who first drove the vehicle.