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Heres an Ash tray i bought from e-bay because it has the dealers plate where my Vitesse came from in 1968.College Motors,Bristol.
S

Quoted from Jonny-Jimbo

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

At least one of them still exists!

Quoted from Steve P

Heres an Ash tray i bought from e-bay because it has the dealers plate where my Vitesse came from in 1968.College Motors,Bristol.
S

Going down the list on Flikr;

W. J. Coe Ltd of Ipswich does no longer exist.

Holway Garage of Hollywell, Flintshire Does exist, although remodelled. The other end of the garage gives the game away a bit more, but the pumps have changed little. Now a Texaco filling station. - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Pullan and Son, Gainsborough may exist now as a wheel alignment place, but with no period photo it's hard to say.

There are various garages in Ilkeston, but non are called 'New Oakwell Garage'.

Protheroe's of Market Harborough still exists as a car sales room, now a VW specialist - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....9:0x397ca03df4dba160

Byatt's of Fenton does not exist as far as I can see, but there are car dealerships along the road but all look too new.

M W Crisp does exist as a dealership, see previous post.

Mylchreests on the Westmoreland Road, Douglas may exist. The frontage is probably now a small shop, but there is a workshop to one side and a Subaru garage behind, so a possibility. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Arthur Prince of Loughborough exists, now VW, and almost certainly NOT the original building, or has been substantially altered. https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

The Austin Garage of Wadham Stringer is there, but now a Sainsbury's Local, but the building is now called 'Austin House'. - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Kitchen Bros of Diss I can't find, but there is a small leisure centre that could once have been a sales room.

Newton Baker of Braunston Gate I think is long gone, no real trace.

LF Dove is there in Croydon just about, now a Volvo dealership - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1

Whites of Grimsby may exist, but hard to say exactly where it was as an exact address isn't given in the advert.

Murray of Stratford St Andrew may exist, now a service station (Where I frequently filled up when I lived in Suffolk!) - https://www.google.co.uk/maps/.....b:0x260e1ca9dad04f52

Harry R Fisk of Stoke Holy Cross has gone, no sign of it that I can see.

Can't find Ashby's of Cobham as the address is too vague on the sticker...

Ashbys of Cobham is now a Waitrose.

Mark

Somebody on Flickr mentioned their image of Ashby's of Cobham to me.  This building was demolished in 1982 for a Waitrose?

The 1968/69 dealer list that I have has: Thompson & Taylor (Brooklands) Ltd., Portsmouth Road as a Triumph car dealer in Cobham. Did the business change names or move?

No, Thompson & Taylor (Brooklands), were a separate dealer that originally were Triumph, but changed to Volvo sometime in the 1970s.  It is now a Fired Earth kitchen showroom.  Portsmouth Road is 5 minutes walk from the now Waitrose.

Mark

Galileo on the Triumph Dolomite forum has very kindly scanned and made available a 1974'ish copy of the Triumph Sales And Service directory.   You can get a copy here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6QR7c9loufLQXJsTkJWUTEtelk

Interesting because my old Dolomite Sprint which was a 1974N reg came from LTG Royston (Herts) when new, but that doesn't show up on that directory.....

Mark

Galileo estimated 1974 as after that date local government was reorganized and various English counties names stop being used.  So you info is another clue in dating the document.

Hmmm, postcodes and 'phone numbers tie up with that period too.  I wonder why LTG Royston aren't there.

M.

Dealer plate put back on this weekend

Restored or new?
As was
Carrs of Croydon Sill cover by vitessesteve, on Flickr
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carrs_small_4910 Crop by vitessesteve, on Flickr

Quoted from vitessesteve

Restored or new?
As was
Carrs of Croydon Sill cover by vitessesteve, on Flickr
As is
carrs_small_4910 Crop by vitessesteve, on Flickr

My latest blog post is about Clark & Lambert in Eastbourne: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/clark-and-lambert-of-eastbourne-triumph.html

My latest blog post is about College Motors of Bristol.  http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/college-motors-of-bristol-triumph-car.html and includes this image supplied by Steve P.

I have just published a blog post about County Motors in Carlisle using the image supplied by Derek from the TR Register.  http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/county-motors-of-carlisle-triumph-car.html



County Garage Ltd was selling Ford, Standard, Triumph and Ferguson before the second world war. After WW2 Ford was taken to court by Ferguson who accused them of stealing his patented 3 point linkage tractor invention. Ferguson won his legal action and decided not to share it with Ford. After this date there were to be no dealerships with both Ford and the Ferguson connected Standard Triumph cars.

County Motors came into being in 1948 selling Standard, Triumph and Alvis cars as well as Ferguson tractors. The car retailer hit its peak in the 1970s, when its showrooms in Rosehill and Botchergate sported offerings from brands such as Jaguar, Daimler, Triumph, Rover and Land Rover. In more recent times it also acted as distributor for Fiat, Daihatsu and Alfa Romeo. Since 2009, however, County Motors dealt only in selling and repairing used cars.

At its peak the business employed over 140 people at several sites. 24 July 2013 saw the appointment of an administrator to the business.  With the closure of the showroom at Kingstown Broadway eight employees working at the dealership, among them owner Barry Tweddle lost their jobs and the business was closed down,

In both the 1965 and 1968/69 Triumph Service Directory  County Motors (Carlisle) Ltd of 14 Botchergate were listed as a distributor with Carlisle Motor Co on Fishergate listed as a dealer. In 1974 only County Motors are still listed as distributor.

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I wonder how many other garages were affected by the spat between Ford and Ferguson.

It would nice to have some more images about County Motors, pictures of the garage or forecourt would be good.

I have just published a blog post about C Allen and Son (Bristol) Ltd in Bristol. http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/c-allen-and-son-bristol-ltd-triumph-car.html

I have found about the history of the firm but could really do with some more Triumph related material.  However I was sent these pictures of an unusual Triumph document which feature the C Allen dealer stamp.

Tom Herald has just provided me images of the Standard Triumph Sales and Service Directory 1959

https://flic.kr/s/aHskxgqi3P

Here's another one for you Steve - spotted on the inside of a Herald door whilst sorting out some of my spares yesterday.

Can email you the original if you wish?