Friday, November 17, 2017

Reg Horsley of Leeds - Triumph Car Dealers 35A

Reg Horsley of Leeds Triumph Gloria advert 1935
Reg Horsley of Leeds Triumph Gloria advert 1935
Reg Horsley were the distributor for Triumph cars in Leeds and district at the time of this advert in March 1935. The firm had premises at 72 Albion Street, Leeds. Triumph Gloria again wins the Monte Carlo Rally the advert claims.
Reg Horsley advert from Shipley Times-and-Express 07-july-1928
In the 1920's it is said that the firm had a bicycle and motor bike shop at 3 and 5 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds.
1-15 Woodhouse Lane photo from leodis.net
Details of other Triumph and Standard dealers in Leeds can be found in my earlier article about Arnold Wilson Ltd.

Plea for more information

If you have any more information or recollections about Reg Horsley of Leeds business or other Standard or Triumph car dealers in Leeds please get in touch. I would like to see any photos you may have. 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 article about  Arnold G Wilson Ltd of Leeds.

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: Triumph Gloria advert posted by James Rose on flickr;1-15 Woodhouse Lane photo from leodis.net; Reg Horsley advert from Shipley Times-and-Express 07-july-1928 from Pre-War dealerships website.

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