What a family needs, Standard-Triumph fulfills! Mr. and Mrs. Graham Wood and their son took delivery of three cars at once one each, when they visited the works recently.
Mr J G Powell of Standard Triumph hands over the log books, watched by Major D Farmer of South Devon Garages Ltd.
The business held the Alvis car franchise from 1935 to 1969.
South Devon Garages Ltd Torquay dealer address Service Stamp |
1929 Standard Teignmouth saloon
Standard Teignmouth saloon 1929 |
It has now been completely stripped to enable work to be advanced on the chassis and mechanical components. Much of the wooden body framework has rotted away and will have to be extensively repaired before a new fabric covering can be fitted. When completed the car will be used for display purposes and Standard Register Rallies.
Dealer badge
I was prompted to write this post after seeing these images in a facebook post by Danny Glover the proud owner of this beautiful Triumph Vitesse.South Devon Garages Ltd badge |
The Babbacombe Garage
Babbacombe Garagea GoogleStreetView Capture |
Show and Service Week promotion
Staff from Standard Triumph HQ visited the business and assisted the firm with a week long Show and Service promotion at their Market Street premises: 20th to 24th September 1965.Triumph car dealers in Torquay
October 1955, August 1961, Feb 1965, Sept 1968, March 1970, :South Devon Garage Ltd, Market Street - phone 25223/4 - Distributor
Affiliated Transport Ltd, The Babbacombe Garage, Babbacombe Road - phone 88211 - dealer
1959:
South Devon Garage Ltd, Market Street
March 1972:
South Devon Garage Ltd, Market Street - phone 0803-28333 - Distributor
South Devon Garage Ltd, The Babbacombe Garage, 55 Babbacombe Road - phone 0803-27571 - dealer
Dutton Forshaw Torbay invoive |
Dutton Forshaw (Torbay) Ltd, Market Street TQ1 3AB - phone 0803-28333 - Dealer
May 1975:
Dutton Forshaw (Torbay) Ltd, Market Street TQ1 3AB - phone 0803-28333 - Distributor
also at Babbacombe Road and Newton Road
June 1984, March 1988:
Dutton Forshaw Torbay, Lawes Bridge, TQ2 7BU
Plea for information
If you have any more information or recollections about South Devon Garages of Torquay, 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.weblinFurther 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:Dealer badge photo originally posted to facebook by the Danny Glover;