Triumph Car Main Distributor List for USA in 1962

The Triumph Herald owners handbooks for the USA market included a list of the main distributors.  I have extracted this information from the USA Triumph Herald Coupe and Convertible Owners Handbook for 1959-62.

Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
CAL SALES, INC., 1957 West 144th Street, Gardena, California
Telephone: Davis 9-7575

Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio
EUROPEAN MOTORS, INC., 8811 E, Jefferson Avenue, Detroit 14, Michigan
Telephone: Valley 1-7900

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
GENSER-FORMAN, INC., 1200 Springfield Road, Union, New Jersey
Telephone: Murdock 8-0050

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee
SOUTHEAST TRIUMPH SALES, INC., 207 North Palafox Street, Pensacola, Florida
Telephone: Hemlock 3-5674

Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
JONES-BISCHOFF TRIUMPH DISTRIBUTORS, 5220 Natural Bridge, SI. Louis J5, Missouri
Telephone: Evergreen 5-2222

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
SOUTHWEST TRIUMPH DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 308 Hughes Street, Houston, Texas
Telephone: Walnut 8-5286

Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin
TRIUMPH DISTRIBUTORS, INC., 870 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois
Telephone: Whitehall 3-4242

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
TRIUMPH DISTRIBUTORS OF NEW ENGLAND, INC., 33 Mount Auburn Street,
Watertown 72, Boston, Massachusetts
Telephone: Walnut 6-0660

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
COLUMBIA TRIUMPH DISTRIBUTOR, INC., 10582 Metropolitan Avenue, Kensington,
Maryland
Telephone, Lockwood 4-0650

Alaska
SPORTCAR SALES, 109 Fireweed Lane, Spenard, Alaska
Telephone,' Anchorage 6-9799

Hawaii
VAIL MOTORS, LTD., 400 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, Hawaii
Telephone: 583-587

America Dealer directory

I have a copy of the  Leyland North America Dealer directory 1974 - Austn , MG, Jaguar, Triumph, Land Rover.  If you have any other directories I would really appreciate a copy.

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If you have any more information or recollections, 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 face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group .

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

Gordon Lovett Ltd of Ealing - Triumph Car Dealer 55

Gordon Lovett Ltd of Ealing are the subject of this post in my series about Triumph car dealers.

This fine looking building at 45 Mall, Ealing W5 3TJ was the home of Gordon Lovett Ltd in 1979.

45 Mall, Ealing google street view May 2016

They were a Morris dealer in 1934 as can be seen in this advert.

1934 Uxbridge West Drayton Gazette Friday-09-march-1934

According to the pre war dealerships website:  Gordon Lovett, Ltd of 45 The Mall, Ealing, London W.5. Tel. Ealing 4727-8 & 4660. Traded as Lovett’s Garage, Ealing.  They are listed as Austin dealers in 1929, 1936 and 1937.

Lovetts Garage St Christophers badge

Lovetts of Ealing 1978 advert

After the business ceased using the building a number of other firms have occupied the site. 30th March 1981 saw the appointment of a liquidator to the company Gordon Lovett Ltd which had been founded in August 1925.

Listed in my September 1968, March 1972, and March 1974 directories as Triumph dealer. Listed in  May 1975 as Gordon Lovett Ltd (trading as Lovetts of Ealing) acting as a dealer for Rover, Land Rover and Triumph.

I know they held the Land Rover franchise in April 1950 and in 1961.

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Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group .

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

Picture credits: Gordon Lovett Ltd, 45 Mall, Ealing, London image from Alamy.com; 934 Uxbridge West Drayton Gazette Friday-09-march-1934 trinity-mirror-image-created-courtesy-of-the-british-library-board ;Lovetts Garage St Christophers badge from prewardealerships.wordpress.com; Lovetts of Ealing 1978 advert posted to flickr by Jonathan

Triumph Herald Owners Repair Manual

I have recently added to my collection of Herald and Vitesse literature.  To start here is the Triumph Herald Owners Repair Manual for early 1959-1962 models.

I will be adding a download link etc to my website.

Donations to help me with the costs of running my websites would be welcome. 

Here is a preview of the Triumph Herald Owners Repair Manual .

Loxhams of Preston - Triumph Car Dealers 54

Loxhams June 1962 advert

Loxham's Garage Ltd are the feature business of this article - number 54 in my series about Triumph car dealers.

A long history

Loxham's Garages Ltd 1922 advert

As this advert from 1922 shows Loxham's Garage Ltd operated in Preston from 1922 or earlier. With premises in Fishergate and Charnley Street they were selling Rolls Royce, Wolseley, Sunbeam, Austin, Bean, Belsize, Morris and Standard vehicles.  I am indebted to the Preston digital archive for many of the images used in this article.

Loxhams Garages Ltd.1925 advert

Loxhams Garages Ltd, of Fishergate & Charnley Street, Preston advert from 1925 say "Dads New Car - Here it is and its Standard"

Loxhams Fishegate letterhead 12 December 1935

Loxhams Motor Garage, Charnley Street, Preston 1965

Car Parking

As with many other garages one of the services that Loxhams offered was car parking - as can be seen from this receipt from 1957.

Loxhams Motorservices Ltd. Corporation Street, Preston 1957 car park ticket

Not just Triumphs

Loxhams Garages Ltd 1927 Rolls Royce advert

 Loxhams Garages Ltd were appointed by both Rolls Royce and Bentley at their Preston branch.

Jaguar, Daimler and Bond motor cars, Leyland light commercial vehicles and Ferguson tractors in addition Standard Triumph products.

The Bond connection

The Bond car company and Loxhams were connected. The original Bond Minicar which was conceived and designed by Lawrence (Lawrie) Bond was built in Preston, Lancashire by Sharp's Commercials Limited - a member of the Loxhams and Bradshaw Group of companies. Production started in January 1949.

Bond cars on delivery truck

The Bond Equipe, introduced in 1963, was built in association with Standard Triumph. The engine and chassis were taken from the Spitfire and Herald /Vitesse range whilst the main body parts were made in glass fibre by Bonds. The vehicle was then assembled at the Bond factory in Ribbleton Lane, Preston. The success of the Equipe led Sharp's Commercials to formally change its name to Bond Cars Limited in 1964.

Jaguar House, Blackpool Road, Preston 1958

Many years ago, we were appointed the First official Distributors of the Bond. Since that date we have sold a vast number of these wonderful cars, and in so doing, have made countless friends, all
of whom share our enthusiasm for the Bond.

This is the Mecca of all Bond owners and we arc the people to see about exchanging your old Bond for the new Mk. F Saloon.

OPEN DAILY (Sundays included)- 9-0 a.m. to 8-0 p.m.
DEMONSTRATION CARS ALWAYS AVAILABLE

Not just Preston

Loxhams operated from several sites in Preston and had branches in other towns:

• Loxhams Morriservices Ltd, Sudell Cross, Blackburn
• Loxhams Garages (Blackpool) Ltd, Cherry Tree Road and Devonshire Road, Blackpool
• Loxhams Garages (Chorley) Ltd, Bengal Street, Chorley
• Loxhams Garages (St Annes) Ltd, Kings Road, St Annes
• Jaguar House, Ashton Garages Ltd, Blackpool Road, Preston
• Loxhams Morriservices Ltd, Corporation Street, Preston
• Loxhams Garages (Kendal) Ltd, The Westmorland Garage, Kendal 
• Loxhams Garages (Barrow) Ltd, Cordwallis Street, Barrow

Show and Service Week promotions

Staff from Standard Triumph HQ visited the business and assisted the firm with week long Show and Service promotions.  These were held by the firm at their premises:

Loxhams Garages Ltd, Charnley Street, Preston - 4th to 7th April 1966

Loxhams Garages (St Annes) Ltd, Kings Road, St Annes - 16th to 20th May 1966, 25th to 29th September 1967, 30th September to 4th October 1968

Loxhams Garages (Kendal) Ltd, The Westmorland Garage, Kendal- 2nd to 6th October 1967, 8th to 12th March 1965

Taken over by Dutton Forshaw

In 1968 the Loxhams and Bradshaw Group of companies was bought by the Dutton-Foreshaw Group. Loxhams Garages Ltd became a part of the Dutton Forshaw group and started trading under that name from some point after March 1972.

Triumph car dealers in Preston

April 1951:
Loxhams .Morriservices, Ltd., Corporation Street, PRESTON

October 1955, 1959, August 1961:
Loxhams .Garages Ltd., Charnley Street, Fishergate

February 1965:
Loxhams .Garages Ltd., Charnley Street, Fishergate as distributor
Tulkeith Service Station, 375 Blackpool Road

September 1968:
Loxhams .Garages Ltd., Charnley Street as distributor
Ashton Preston Garages Limited, Jaguar House, Blackpool Road, Ashton

March 1972
Loxhams .Garages Ltd., Corporation Street as distributor
Ashton Preston Garages Limited, Jaguar House, Blackpool Road, Ashton

March 1974:
Dutton Forshaw (Preston) Ltd, Corporation Street PR1 2TR as distributor
Dutton Forshaw (Preston) Ltd, Ashton Preston Garages, Jaguar House, Preston Road, Ashton PR2 1HP

May 1975, March 1988:
Dutton Forshaw (Preston) Ltd, Corporation Street PR1 2TR as distributor of Triumph , Rover and Land Rover

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Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group .

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

Picture credits: Loxham's Garages Ltd 1922 advert, Loxhams Garages Ltd.1925 advert, Loxhams Garages Ltd 1927 Rolls Royce advert, Jaguar House, Blackpool Road, Preston 1958 and Loxhams Motor Garage, Charnley Street, Preston1965 all from Preston Digital Archive; Bond cars on delivery truck Nick Witherspoon on facebook.

Merlyn Motors of Bristol - Triumph Car Dealers 11A

Merlyn Motors of Whiteladies Road, Bristol are the subject of this short post in my series about Triumph car dealers.

Merlyn Motors Ltd advert on Western Daily News 29 October 1932

Merlyn Motors Ltd advert on Western Daily News 10 December 1932

Merlyn Motors Ltd advert on Western Daily News 26 November 1932

Unfortunately at present the only information I have is these copies of a series of adverts from the Western Daily News in 1932.

Seagull outboard motors

August 1931 saw the introduction of a 2-stroke motor made by the Sunbeam Motorcycle Company.  Originally intended as an industrial engine there were three versions, a 340 c.c. twin, a 102 c.c. single, and a 78 c.c. single. It was produced at Wolverhampton for several years, and distributed in the UK by Merlyn Motors Whiteladies Road Bristol. It became known as the 'Seagull' outboard motor.  Thanks to www.historywebsite.co.uk/Museum/Transport/Motorcycles/Sunbeam/Sunbeam5.htm for the above paragraph.

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Source and links

Link to the other articles in this series.

Click here to read my blog post about College Motors another Bristol Triumph dealer.

Or here to read about C Allen and Son (Bristol) Ltd

Link to face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group .

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

Picture credits: Merlyn Motors Ltd of Bristol Seagull advert 1932 from gracesguide; The Western Daily Press adverts found on pinterest (David Nicoll).

Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd - Triumph Car Dealers 52

Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd Road Atlas cover

Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd are the feature business of this article - number 52 in my series about Triumph car dealers.

Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd Road Atlas

Dunns as distributor 

Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd were the distributor for Standard Triumph cars in their area (County Durham excluding Gateshead) for many years and would have supplied vehicles to other garages in their territory. They operated from two premises in Sunderland Wheatsheaf Corner and Roker Avenue.

Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd advert from Autocar 23 Oct 1953

Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd advert from Motor 5 September 1956

Dunns Garages RoverTriumph advert 1973

As at September 1956 the dealers supplied included.

• AUNGERS LTD, Newcastle Road, CHESTER-LE-STREET
• C R BRADLEY & SONS (Blackhall) Ltd, Coast Road, BLACKHALL
• T COWIE LTD, Millfield, SUNDERLAND 
• MOTOR SERVICES (Consett) LTD, Medomsley Road, CONSETT
• MAIN ROAD GARAGE (East Boldon) LTD, Ashbrooke Terrace, EAST BOLDON
• MILL GARAGES (Sunderland) LTD, Newcastle Road, SUNDERLAND
• J McINTYRE & SONS, 83 New Elvet, DURHAM
• REG. ROSSITER, South End Garage, CROOK
• F ROUNTHWAITE & SONS, JARROW, HEPBURN and TYNEDOCK
• WILLIAM SKILBECK LTD, Cliff House Garage, SEAHAM
• J. F. STROTHER & SON LTD, Holmeside, SUNDERLAND
• R. & J. SMITH, Pallion Road Garage, SUNDERLAND
• SYDNEY SPARROW LTD, Four Lane Ends, HETTON-LE-HOLE
• STREAMLINE GARAGES (South Shields) LTD, 93 Mile End Road, South Shields

By May 1975 they were listed as being distributors for the Rover, Triumph and Land Rover franchises in Sunderland. Became a part of the Dutton Forshaw group. The garage premises at 53-6 North Bridge Street have been demolished and block of student flats (called Dunn House) now stands on the site.

Dunns Garage Street Scence 1950's

Thanks to Gary Flinn for this copy of a 1950's street scene that includes Dunns Garage. I think this shows 53-6 North Bridge Street.

Roker Avenue

Dunn's Garage (Sunderland) Ltd, 190/198 Roker Avenue

2017 google streetview of former Dunns building

Thanks to John Scarr for his comment: "building formerly Dunn`s garage and showroom in Roker Ave. Showroom windows now bricked up as Tile Giant.  Small island with pumps used to be at the front left corner. Workshop entrance was down George St to the left.  Roller shutter doorway, (now also bricked up) was where the blue car is standing."

Dunns of Sunderland branches

Dunns of Sunderland advert Motor8January1964

Dunns of Sunderland had several premises in other towns including at; Deans Road, South Shields; Gilegate, Durham and at Durham Road, Herrington

Triumph Dealers in Sunderland

April 1951:
Binns Ltd, Union Street, Sunderland
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, Wheatsheaf Corner

1955
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, Wheatsheaf Corner. 'Phone: Sales 57666; Service 57067.
+ dealers
R J Smith, Pallion Road Garage. 'Phone 3303.
J F Strother & Son Ltd, Holmeside. 'Phone 4597.
Mill Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, Newcastle Road. 'Phone 58225

1959:
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, 53-6 North Bridge Street. 'Phone: 57666/7
+dealers
T Cowie Ltd, Matamba Terrace phone 70491
Grimshaw Leather Ltd, Mayfair Buildings, Burnpark, Durham Road, phone 2623
Mill Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, Newcastle Road, phone 58225, and Ryhope Road phone 57631
J F Strother & Sons Ltd, 41 Holmside phone 4597
W Veti Ltd, Station Road, Fulwell phone 4029

August 1961:
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, 53-6 North Bridge Street.
+dealers
T Cowie Ltd, Matamba Terrace
Grimshaw Leather Ltd, Mayfair Buildings, Burnpark, Durham Road, 
Mill Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, Newcastle Road, and Ryhope Road
Mowbray Motors Ltd, Ryhope Road
J F Strother & Sons Ltd, 41 Holmside 
W Veti Ltd, Station Road, Fulwell 

February 1965:
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, 53-6 North Bridge Street.
+dealers
T Cowie Ltd, Matamba Terrace
Grimshaw Leather Ltd, Mayfair Buildings, Burnpark, Durham Road, 
Mill Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, Newcastle Road, 
W Veti Ltd, Station Road, Fulwell

September 1968:
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, 53-6 North Bridge Street.
+dealers
T Cowie Ltd, Matamba Terrace,
Mill Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, Newcastle Road, 
Seaburn S S, Station Road, Fulwell

March 1972:
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, 190/198 Roker Avenue.
+dealers
T Cowie Ltd, Matamba Terrace, Millfield

March 1974, May 1975:
Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd, 190/198 Roker Avenue, SR6 0BW
+ a branch at Gilesgate Moor, Durham

March 1988:
Distributor - Dutton Forshaw Sunderland, 23 Roker Avenue SR6 0BX
Dealer - Warwick Garage, Warwick Terrace, Silkworth
+ Dutton Forshaw Durham, Sunderland Road, Gilesgate Moor, Durham, DH1 2HL

Delivery transporter

Dunns of Sunderland Delivery Truck February 1960

Dunns of Sunderland, Standard-Triumph Distributors, had their own transporter. It looked very bright in the firm's colours of black and chrome yellow with the Standard-Triumph insignia in blue and white. Here is an reproduction label in the brands black and yellow.

Standard Atlas

Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd Atlas advert the Sunderland Echo 1958

An Ambulance conversion of a Standard Atlas supplied by Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd to the Red Cross Society, Durham was shown in the Standard Triumph Review for January 1964.

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If you have any more information or recollections about Dunns Garages (Sunderland) Ltd 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 face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group .

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

Picture credits: Dunn's Garages (Sunderland) Ltd Road Atlas images from Steve Fenna Fenson on facebook; Dunns of Sunderland Delivery Truck February 1960 from Standard Triumph Review Feb 1960; dunns-garages-sunderland-motorcycles-dealer-decals-transfers from www.heortieg.com; Dunns Garage Street Scence 1950's - Gary Flinn; 2017 google streetview of former Dunns building John Scarr.