Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Herts Motors (St Albans) Ltd - Triumph car dealers 93 part 3

This is a follow up to my earlier general post about Herts Motors (St Albans) Ltd.  Part 2 was based an original article that first appeared in the Standard Triumph Review December 1964 and was about the building of their new premises.

 Party Invite

Herts Motors (St Albans) Ltd Party invite 01

Herts Motors (St Albans) Ltd Party invite 02

 

Herts Motors (St. Albans) Ltd were distributor responsible for supplying Standard Triumph cars to area dealers.  I have recently been sent a Party Invite sent out in 1957 for a party to be held on Friday November 2nd 1957. This document was found amongst a collection of old photos and I am grateful to Neil Emson for sending it to me.

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Herts Motors (St Albans) Ltd, photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin

Further information and sources

Link to part 1 of Herts Motors (St Albans) Ltd - Triumph car dealers 93

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

Picture credits:

Thursday, June 02, 2022

Moortown Motors Limited of Leeds - Triumph Car Dealer 35B

This brief post is about Moortown Motors Limited who were based in Leeds UK.  They sold and serviced Standard based motor caravans. 

Moortown Motors Limited were a VW garage who built motor caravans based on the VW bus body.

Moortown Motors Limited 1962 VW Autohome advert
Moortown Motors Limited 1962 VW Autohome advert

Moortown Motors, paint shop

 

1962. Interior view of Moortown Motors Ltd., situated on Regent Street by the corner with Skinner Lane. Moortown Motors were concessionaires for Volkswagen and were part of the Arnold G. Wilson group of companies at the time. The company painted parts and body shells and claimed to have one of the only two plants in the UK that could reproduce a factory finish. This view shows the paint shop with the spray booths and drying areas on the right. Photograph courtesy of Don Smith who was manager of the paint shop at the time.

Plea for information

If you have any information or recollections about Moortown Motors Limited of Leeds UK or any other Standard Triumph car dealers in the area such as photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin

Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to facebook page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

Picture credits: Moortown Motors Limited 1962 VW Autohome advert from Graces Guide an excellent source for historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain.; Interior view of Moortown Motors Ltd from Leeds City Council archive Leodis

Monday, June 21, 2021

Cowlers Central Garage of Woolacombe - Triumph car dealers 108

This post is about Triumph car dealers Cowlers Central Garage who were based in Woolacombe, Devon UK.  They sold and serviced Standard Triumph cars for many years.

Cowlers Central Garage, Woolacombe
Cowlers Central Garage, Woolacombe

Display adverts

Garage business adverts used to be placed in local directories and guide books.  Here are two adverts that were posted to Facebook.
 

Cowlers Central Garage display advert 01
Cowlers Central Garage display advert 01

Cowlers Central Garage display advert 02
Cowlers Central Garage display advert 02

Going, going gone

The building that was Cowler's Central Garage have been demolished and the site is now residential.

Cowlers Garage, Woolacombe, going going gone 01
Cowlers Garage, Woolacombe, going going gone 01

Cowlers Garage, Woolacombe, going going gone 02
Cowlers Garage, Woolacombe, going going gone 02

Cowlers Garage, Woolacombe, going going gone 03
Cowlers Garage, Woolacombe, going going gone 03

The garage has been replaced by a row of flats.

Standard Triumph dealers in Woolacombe

Cowlers Central Garage, Arlington Road, Woolacombe, Devon UK EX34 7BQ Tel 0271 87428 

I have a record of the business as being listed as Triumph dealer for many years from sometime before October 1955 through until sometime after May 1975.
  
In April 1979 they are  listed as a Leycare Service outlet but not as a new car dealer.

In March 1988 they are listed as an AustinRover service centre. 

In May 1991 they are listed as an Rover Group service centre.

Plea for information

If you have any information or recollections about Cowlers Central Garage, Woolacombe, Devon UK or any other Standard Triumph car dealers in the area such as photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin

Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to facebook page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

Picture credits:Cowlers Central Garage, Woolacombe photo posted to Facebook by David Cowler; Cowlers Central Garage display advert 02 posted to Facebook by Steve Cooper; Going going gone photos posted to Facebook by Glyn Pollington;

Friday, June 18, 2021

Stubberfields Garage, St Leonards - Triumph car dealers 107

This post is about Triumph car dealers in the towns St Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings in Sussex UK.  Stubberfields Garage Ltd sold and serviced Standard Triumph cars in St Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings for many years. They operated out of premises on Sedlescombe Road North.

Stubberfields Garage (St Leonards) Ltd Triumph Herald car dealer advert 1963
Stubberfields Garage (St Leonards) Ltd Triumph Herald car dealer advert 1963

 The Stubberfields Garage (St Leonards) Ltd was established in 1962.




I understand that the garage building is currently being used by Kileys Carpets.

Lancia dealer

Stubberfields Garage (St Leonards) Ltd Lancia car ealer advert 1978-79

For a period of time the business was a Lancia car dealer. I have seen adverts from 1978.

Standard Triumph dealers in Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea

October 1955:
Freeland & Fuller Ltd, The Green Garage, Hollington Park, St Leonards-on-Sea
Jarrett's Motors Ltd, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards-on-Sea - phone Baldslow 94 
 
October 1958:
Perraton & Hatt (Alexandra) Ltd, 20 St Margaret's Road, St Leonards-on-Sea phone Hastings 1295
 
1959:
Car Mart (Hastings) Ltd, 7 Bank Buildings, Hastings - phone 1504 
Perraton & Hatt (Alexandra) Ltd, 20 St Margaret's Road, St Leonards-on-Sea phone Hastings 1295
 
August 1961:
Blacklands Garage (Hastings) Ltd,  Fearon Road, Hastings - phone Hastings 98
Car Mart (Hastings) Ltd, 7 Bank Buildings, Hastings - phone 1504 
Perraton & Hatt (Alexandra) Ltd, 20 St Margaret's Road, St Leonards-on-Sea phone Hastings 1295 

February 1965, September 1968, March 1970, March 1972, March 1974 :
Stubberfields Garage (St Leonards) Ltd, 107 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards - phone Hastings 841
 
 


April 1979:
Skinners (St Leonards) Ltd, 599 Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards TN37 7PB
who were Austin Morris distributors and Rover Triumph dealers established as far back as 1946.

Plea for information

If you have any information or recollections about Stubberfields Garage (St Leonards) Ltd or any other Hastings and St Leonards-on-Sea Standard Triumph car dealers such as photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin

 

Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to facebook page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

Picture credits: The first 3 images were posted to facebook by Mick Masters; Stubberfields Garage posted to facebook; Lancia dealer advert posted to flickr by Steve M.