Lavender Hill Garage of Enfield- Triumph Car Dealer 90

Lavender Hill Garage of 78 The Ridgeway, Enfield, Middlesex EN2 8JF feature in  this blog post about Standard Triumph car dealers.

Lavender Hill Garage - Enfield rear window sticker

The business was established in 1948 and run by the Medcalf family for much of the time.  Several different companies used the Lavender Hill Garage name over the years.

Lavender Hill Garage - London parade

Triumph car dealers in Enfield

I have a record of Lavender Hill Garage being listed as a Triumph car dealer in 1959, August 1961, February 1965, September 1968, March 1970, March 1972, March 1974, June 1984, March 1988 and May 1991.

In March 1972, March 1974 Walters (Motors) Ltd, 356 High Street, Ponders End, Enfield, EN3 4DF

March 1988 Automechs Garage (Enfield) Ltd, Alma Road, EN3 7BB

Some old paperwork

Lavender Hill Garage, London Invoice 10 August 1983

Still in business during the Rover Group era as can be seen from this plastic MOT envelope.

Lavender Hill Garage - Enfield MOT_Plastic Pocket

St Christopher badge

An unused Lavender Hill Garage St Christopher badge was recently found by Murdo DA Macleod.  It turned up when Murdo asked the garage who were still trading for information about his Dolomite.

MG Motors dealer

After the Rover Group ceased trading Lavender Hill Garage took on a franchise with the MG Motors group.

Richard T Moore

The Lavender Hill Garage site is now operated by Richard Moore under the Richard T Moore brand.
At the time this photo was taken the Lavender Hill Garage sign can still be seen under the canopy.

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Lavender Hill Garage of Enfield 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: Lavender Hill Garage - Enfield MOT_Plastic Pocket + Lavender Hill Garage, London Invoice 10 August 1983 from my own collection; Lavender Hill Garage - Enfield rear window sticker

J Pruen Ltd of Weston Super Mare - Triumph Car Dealer 70A

J Pruen Ltd are the subject of this short post about a  Standard Triumph car dealer in the town of Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, UK.

Jack Pruen Ltd, Oxford Street, Weston Super Mare - dealer address stamp on Standard Ensign brochure

The company Jack Pruen Limited was established 26 June 1926.  It is still trading but is now a "Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate" so expect that after the car business ceased the company was kept to manage the future use of the site.

J Pruen Ltd were trading from at least 1936 when they were an Austin dealer also known as Jack Pruen.  They held the Vauxhall franchise for a time as evidenced by this 1964 advert.

Jack Pruen Ltd advert dated 13 November 1964

J Pruen Ltd were a Standard Triumph dealer in the late 1950's and early 1960's.

St Christophers badge

Like many other garages Jack Pruen of Weston Super Mare issued St Chrisphers badges to advertise themselves.

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If you have any more information or recollections about Standard or Triumph car dealers in Weston-Super-Mare 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 post about Victoria Garage (Weston-Super-Mare) Ltd

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; Jack Pruen Ltd, Oxford Street, Weston Super Mare - dealer address stamp on Standard Ensign brochure + Jack Pruen Ltd advert dated 13 November 1964 from my collection; Jack Pruen StChristopher badge photo from the prewardealerships website;

Broadway Autos (Cricklewood) Ltd - Triumph car dealer 89

Broadway Autos (Cricklewood) Ltd are the feature business of this post.

Broadway Autos (Cricklewood) Ltd, 50/54 Cricklewood Broadway, London NW2 featured briefly in a TV programme. Thanks to David Tongue for spotting this on the BBC iplayer.  I have taken a screen grab at 8.24.

A company called Broadway Autos (Cricklewood) Ltd was established 15 April 1959 and has now been wound up. However there appears to have another company with the same in existence before that.

DKW Dealer

1961 saw Broadway Autos selling DKW cars.

Jensen dealer

Broadway Autos (Cricklewood) Ltd at one time were a Jensen car dealer.

Broadway Autos Cricklwood advert 1969

The JensenMuseum.org website has a couple of images that I have borrowed for this paragraph.

Broadway Autos Showroom

An old invoice

Broadway Autos Ltd invoice dated August 1959

This invoice dated August 1959 for a Vauxhall Victor forms the centre of an article of the OldClassicCar website that you can see at:  http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/broadway-autos.htm. The invoice is overwritten with details of additional premises at - 155 High Street, Hampton Hill, in Middlesex.

NW2 Triumph car dealers

February 1965:
Ferraris of Cricklewood Ltd, 214/218 Cricklewood Broadway, NW2
Charles Simpson Ltd, Staples Corner, North Circular Road
Starnes Motors, 103 Cricklewood Broadway, NW2 + service at 55 Oak Grove, NW2

September 1968, March 1970:
Broadway Automobiles Cricklewood Ltd, 32/56 Cricklewood Broadway, NW2 - phone 01-450-6633

March 1972, March 1974:
Broadway Automobiles Cricklewood Ltd, 50/54 Cricklewood Broadway, NW2 3EX - phone 01-450-6633

No Triumph dealers are listed May 1975 for NW2.

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Broadway Autos (Cricklewood) 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 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: Broadway Autos Cricklwood advert 1969 + Broadway Autos Showroom from JensenMuseum.org; Broadway Autos Ltd invoice dated August 1959 image from OldClassicCar website at:  http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/broadway-autos.htm;

Puttocks Ltd of Guildford - Triumph car dealers 88

Puttocks Ltd of Guildford is the feature business of this article number 88 in my series about Triumph car dealers.

Puttocks Ltd had their garage premises on the High Street in Guildford for many years, before opening a garage on Guildford By-pass.

Puttocks Ltd, Guildford advert from Motor 30 May 1962

The garage was selling Dodge cars during the 1920's. After selling Standard Triumph cars it sold Mercedes Benz cars for a time.

Business Card

Puttocks Ltd Automobile Agents and Engineers. At the time Mr Calne was using this card the firm were dealing with Standard Triumph and Daimler cars.

Key Fobs

Puttocks Ltd brown leather key fob with Fiat and Lancia branding

Puttocks Ltd brown leather key fob with Triumph branding

New building 1968

It was reported in the Standard Triumph Review dated December 1968:

Puttocks Ltd opened a new depot for service, parts, and administration at Guildford recently. The new premises have the latest equipment including a Sun Road-a-Matic Dynanometer, a Crypton engine analyser and "Optiflex" suspension wheel alignment checking apparatus.

Death of H H Puttock

Mr H H Puttock  died on February 15th 1961. He was, until his retirement in 1959, the Sales Director of the faniily business, Puttocks Limited, Guildford, Standard-Triumph Distributors.

His funeral at Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, was attended by Standard-Triumph representatives.

Mr. Puttock was born at Guildford in 1894 and served throughout the first World War with the Royal Fusiliers, the East Surrey Regiment and the Tank Corps.

Show and Service Week promotion

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 High Street premises: 24 to 31 August 1964 and 12 to 16 July 1965.

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Puttocks Ltd of Guildford 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: Puttocks Ltd brown leather key fob with Fiat and Lancia branding + Puttocks Ltd brown leather key fob with Triumph branding photos originally posted to facebook by Bryan Wakefield;