W Sparrow & Sons Ltd of Yeovil - Triumph car dealers 103

 

W Sparrow & Sons Ltd of Yeovil Standard car delivery

W Sparrow and Sons Ltd were based at Osborne Garage, Sherborne Road, Yeovil.  The firm sold Standard cars over a long period of time.

W Sparrow and Sons Ltd advert from 1924

In 1924 the garage was selling Crossley, Humber, Overland and Standard cars.

W Sparrow and Sons Ltd Autocar advert from October 1957

Change of name or ownership

When did the business stop trading using "W Sparrow" identity and become Somerset Motors (Yeovil) Ltd.

Somerset Motors (Yeovil) Ltd, Osborne Garage, Sherbourne Road, Yeovil are  listed in March 1972, March 1974 and May 1975.  Were a BMW dealer in 1979.

Somerset Motors (Yeovil) Ltd was incorporated 7 February 1952 under the name W Sparrow & Sons Limited. The company name was formally changed 12 December 1966. However I have photos showing the company trading as Somerset Motors from as early as March 1956 The company has been dormant since 4 January 1992.

Tax disc holder

I found this image of a plastic tax disc holder on facebook.  At the time this branded accessory was made W Sparrow & Sons Ltd were selling cars from Daimler, Jaguar, Singer, Standard and Triumph.

W Sparrow & Sons Ltd of Yeovil tax disc holder

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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:W Sparrow & Sons Ltd of Yeovil Standard delivery photo posted to facebook by Bob Osborn; W Sparrow and Sons Ltd advert from 1924 from an old theatre program; .

Eastern Automobile Ltd - Triumph Car dealers 102

This post is about Eastern Automobile Ltd who had garages in several towns including Chelmsford, Colchester, Bishop Stortford and Southend.

A history

Eastern Automobile Ltd, of Chelmsford started selling Standard cars in 1914. After 45 years trading the company held a celebration dinner and invited over 200 employees, wives and friends.

Mr C J Flower started the business with 6 employees in 1913.  As of 1959 the firm employed 122 and had 5 depots in Chelmsford, Bishops' Stortford, Colchester and Southend.  

Luxury Motor Caravan

A two-berth conversion of the Leyland 20 cwt to a Caravan was on shown during summer 1967 at the Essex Agricultural Show where it attracted a great deal of interest. Displayed by Eastern Automobiles of Chelmsford, Triumph Distributors, the Caravan was the result of cooperation and consultation between Mr J D Copsey, of Eastern Automobiles, and Martin Walter who produce the conversion. Mr. Copsey's vehicle pictured was finished in lime green and embodied a degree of luxury unsurpassed and including a refrigerator, cooker and separate toilet facilities. When the conversion was in production later 1967, both two and four berth models were available. Mr Copsey took his Caravan on a 3,000 mile trip through the Continent.

London Road Eastern Automobile Ltd development

It was reported in the Standard Triumph Review February 1967:

Towards the end of last year, Sir Donald Stokes, Chairman of Standard Triumph International Ltd., and Deputy Chairman of the Leyland Group, officially opened the new Triumph Showroom of Eastern Automobiles Ltd., at Chelmsford. 

The new showroom is part of an extensive development of the London Road premises as a whole; a scheme which has already seen the completion of a modern Service Department with equipment to ensure the latest and fastest service and provision for the best possible staff working conditions. Future forecourt development will include blender pumps, the first installation of this type in Essex.

In speeches at a luncheon following the opening, both Sir Donald and Mr J D Copsey, Managing Director of Eastern Automobiles Ltd, refused to be pessimistic about the future of the Motor
Industry.

'The motor industry in this country is alright. Don't let us get despondent,' said Sir Donald, and Mr. Copsey remarked that at a time when the Motor Trade was faced with many problems, 'we accept
the exciting challenge that there is for efficient business today. It is a time of self-appraisal- a time not for despair, but an opportunity for an efficient business to lead'.

Eastern Automobile Ltd in Bishops Stortford

The garage premises were at 123 South Street, Bishop Stortford. Here are a pair of photographs showing the site before and after.

Eastern Automobiles Ltd, 123 South Street, Bishop Stortford

Site of Eastern Automobiles Ltd, Bishop Stortford

Triumph car dealers in Colchester

April 1938 Triumph
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, St John's Avenue

April 1951 Triumph:
P G Page, 38 Crouch Street

1955, 1959, August 1961:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles (Colchester) Ltd, St John's Avenue + Elmstead Road
Dealer
Seaborn Bros, Mile End,

Feb 1965:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles (Colchester) Ltd, St John's Avenue + Elmstead Road
Dealer
Seaborn Bros, Mile End,
Roy H G Tolley, Colne Garage, Butt Road

September 1968, March 1970:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles (Colchester) Ltd, Elmstead Road
Dealer
Roy H G Tolley, Colne Garage, Butt Road

March 1972:
Distributor
Mann Egerton & Co Ltd, T/A Eastern Automobiles (Colchester) Ltd, Elmstead Road
Dealer
Roy H G Tolley, Colne Garage, Butt Road

March 1974:
Distributor
Mann Egerton & Co Ltd, Elmstead Road, CO4 3AE
Dealer
Roy H G Tolley, Colne Garage, Butt Road

April 1979:

Distributor
Mann Egerton & Co Ltd, Elmstead Road, CO4 3AE
Dealer

Kennings Ltd, Cowdray Avenue CO1 1DP

 

March 1988
Cowies, Elmstead Road, CO4 3AE + 13 Moorside, East Gate CO1 2TY

 

May 1991:
Lancastetr Rover, Wyncolls Road, CO4 4HT

Triumph car dealers in Chelmsford

October 1955:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, London Road
Dealer
W A Waskett & Son, Galleywood Garage, near Chelmford

1959:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, London Road
Dealer
J Day (Chelmsford) Ltd, Broomfield - Standard only

August 1961:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, London Road + Widford Industrial Estate

February 1965:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles (Distributors) Ltd, Widford Industrial Estate, Robjohns Road
Dealer
Eastern Autos Ltd 103 London Road

September 1968:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles (Distributors) Ltd, New London Road
Dealer
Eastern Autos Ltd 103 London Road

March 1970:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles (Distributors) Ltd, New London Road

March 1972, March 1972:
Distributor
Mann Egerton & Co Ltd, T/A Eastern Automobiles Ltd, New London Road

March 1974:
Distributor

Mann Egerton & Co Ltd, 103 New London Road, CM2 0DJ

April 1979:

Distributor

Mann Egerton & Co Ltd, 103 New London Road, CM2 0DJ +Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, CM1 3AU

Dealer

Lex Motor Co Chelmsford, Victoria Road South, CM1 1NA + Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, CM1 3AQ

 

March 1988:

J Day (Chelmsford) Ltd, Days Garage, 74 Main Street, Broomfield, CM1 5DH

Lex Motor Co Chelmsford, Victoria Road South, CM1 1NA + Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, CM1 3AQ

 

May 1991:

J Day (Chelmsford) Ltd, Days Garage, 74 Main Street, Broomfield, CM1 5DH

Lex Rover, Victoria Road South, CM1 1NA + Robjohns Road, Widford Industrial Estate, CM1 3AQ

Triumph car dealers in Bishops Stortford

October 1955:
Distributor
H R Moore Ltd, Standard House, Northgate End phone 1140

1959, August 1961:
Area Dealer
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, 123 South Street phone 2266/7

February 1965:
Dealer
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, 123 South Street phone 2266/7

September 1968, March 1970:
Distributor
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, 123 South Street phone 2266/7

March 1972:
Distributor
Mann Egerton & Co Ltd T/A
Eastern Automobiles Ltd, 123 South Street, CM23 3AS phone 2266

March 1974, May 1975, April 1979, March 1988, May 1991:
Distributor

Mann Egerton & Co Ltd, 123 South Street, CM23 3AS phone 2266 

 

 

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Further information and sources

Link to a post about Roy H G Tolley of Colne Garage, Butt Road Colchester.

Link to a post about  Cyril J Deal Ltd of Kelvedon near Colchester.

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:

College Motors Ltd Wiltshire Special - Triumph Car dealers 11 part2

The building of the Wiltshire Special for a director of College Motors Ltd of Bristol was described in the Standard Triumph Review November1964

Ingenuity, skill and the quality of Triumph workmanship and design have produced a vehicle the likes of which can be seen at only one place in the British Isles - at Timsbury, near Bath. Here, at Kingwell Hall, the beautiful home of Mr A V T Wiltshire, is the Wiltshire Special, but a useful "special" built to
earn its keep and perhaps more accurately described as a refinement
of the go-kart design.

The story of the Wiltshire Special is one of reincarnation, for its "life" began after two crashed Triumph Heralds had been written-off by the assessors.

Mr. Wiltshire is Managing Director of Standard-Triumph distributors, College Motors Limited, Bristol, and following a spell of particularly bad weather - fog, ice and snow conditions he and his service manager and co-director, were faced with the problem of finding more space at their Bristol premises.

Much of it seemed to be monopolised by, as Mr Wiltshire described them, "a couple of dozen assorted makes of badly battered cars in the process of being written off".

However, it was obvious that the Heralds had fared much better than other vehicles without a chassis. 

This gave me an idea", says Mr. Wiltshire. "Why not an estate 'special'? Although I keep a Ferguson 35 at home it has to have working tyres and not lawn tyres to do the rough work, and although used with a set of gang mowers on the lawn, in damp conditions the tyres badly marked the grass surfaces".

During the winter the best parts of the two smashed Heralds were sorted out, and, adds Mr. Wiltshire, "the components were so good that they were in a suitable condition to be used again". 

 

End product was the Wiltshire Special, a most useful run-about which now adequately copes with a 10 foot lawn roller, a trailer or a set of gang mowers, in spite of the gradients it has often to negotiate.

Cutting the 3t acres of lawns takes roughly an hour with the gang mowers in tow, and the Special has carried heavy loads of soil around the 19 acre estate as well as doing yeoman service in carting away heaps of autumn leaves deposited on the 550 yard drive to the house. 

It was found necessary to get the front lyres skimmed as though ready for re-treading, following which the outstanding steering lock of the Herald has proved invaluable in making it possible to negotiate various corners without marking the lawns. 

There is no springing at the rear end of the Special, but it is equipped with a set of over-sized van tyres and wheels. The hydraulic brakes and handbrake are retained, and the only modification which has been made is the scrapping of the ordinary push-and-pull ignition switch and the provision of a key. The
reason? The ability to hide the key to prevent joy-riding around the lawns and up and down the drive by visitors of every age group. 

So it is that two Heralds, which seemed destined to end their days on the scrap heap, have found a new purpose in the midst of the beautiful Somerset countryside.

Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Read more about College Motors Ltd in my earlier blog post.

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:

Brown's Garage (Loughton) Ltd - Triumph car dealers 19B

Brown's Garage (Loughton) Ltd traded as Brown's of  Loughton, Essex.  In addition to selling Standard Triumph.products they dealt with Austin, Morris and Hilllman cars. Later operated as a Vauxhall dealer and then as body shop.

Browns of Loughton, Essex advert from Autocar 23 October 1953

Browns of Loughton, Essex advert from Autocar 18 October 1957

Browns Loughton RHS door skin for Herald

 

Browns of Loughton Limited were incorporated as a company 2 December 1950 and were dissolved 9 December 2019.

Triumph dealers in Loughton

In 1955, 1959, 1965 and 1968 dealer directories:
Brown's Garage (Loughton) Ltd, Brown's Corner, High Road, Loughton.

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Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to blog post about Patmore Bros Limited, Loughton Essex

 

Link to blog post about Lambs who had a branch business called Lambs (Loughton) Ltd that ran from premises which had previously been operated by another Triumph dealer Patmore Bros Limited.

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:

King's Road Garage Co Ltd St Annes-on-Sea - Triumph car dealers 101

King's Road Garage Co Ltd were a Standard Triumph car dealer based in St Annes-on-Sea in Lancshire and are the subject of this blog post.

Atlas at agricultural show

It was reported in the February 1960 edition of Standard Triumph Review that: 

KlNG'S Road Garage Co. Ltd., St. Annes on Sea, staged this display at the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Show. Containing Atlas Vans, Atlas Pick-ups, Standard Vans and Estate Cars. It attracted much attention from the farming fraternity.

1955 RAC Rally

This photo of the King's Road Garage Co Ltd appeared in Triumph World article.

 

Some old adverts

The Historyworld.co.uk website has a lot of interesting content and is well worth a visit.  This is a series of adverts by the Kings Road Garage that I found on the Historyworld.co.uk website.

Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1957 advert

Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1958 advert

Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1958 advert2

Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1959 advert

Vanguard for George Formby

No more "cleanin winders" for George Formby OBE. He got windscreen washers and wipers on his new Standard Vanguard III. George bought his new car from Kings Road Garage Co Ltd, St Annes-on-Sea.

Show and Service Week promotion

Mr Poslethwaite, Mr Gentle and Mr Fletcher from the Factory Service Department interviewed nearly 200 STANDARD and TRIUMPH owners.

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 12 to 17 May 1947.

Loxhams

 

By 1965 the business was operating as Loxhams Garages (St Annes) Ltd.  Loxhams later became a part of the Dutton Forshaw Group.

 

Triumph car dealers in the St Annes area

October 1955, October 1958:
Distributor
Kings Road Garage, Kings Road, St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs - tel 670/1/2


August 1961:
Distributor
Kings Road Garage, Kings Road, St Annes-on-Sea, Lancs - tel 670/1/2
Dealer
Geo Moore & Son (St Annes) Ltd, St Davids Road South, - tel 2060



February 1965, September 1968, March 1970, March 1972:
Distributor

Loxhams Garages (St Annes) Ltd, Kings Road - tel 25111/2/3


March 1974:
Distributor

Dutton Forshaw (St Annes) Ltd, Kings Road, FY8 1NG - tel 25111

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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 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: Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1957 advert + Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1958 advert + Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1958 advert2 + Kings Road Garage, St Annes-on-Sea - 1959 advert

Dolomite 1500 Workshop manual

 

This copy of the Triumph Dolomite 1500 Workshop Manual known as the Repair Operation Manual has been processed so that you can search it by word.  You can view and download it from my box.net account. https://app.box.com/s/uwy8anbmq0schbsr3d6xmuap324for4m

 

Robert Massey - Triumph Car Dealers 68A

Robert Massey Ltd are the feature business in this post.  A company who were a Standard Triumph car dealers in several locations including York. 

Robert B Massey (York) Ltd dealer address stamp on brochure

The company Robert B Massey (York) Limited was incorporated 29 March 1965 and finally wound up 15 February 2000. 

From Unilever archive

The Unilever archive is a great resource you will amased at the extent and detail. http://unilever-archives.com/

Robert B Massey and Company Ltd was incorporated 17 December 1942. Acquired by the United Africa Company 1973. Operated as distributors of Rolls Royce, Bentley, Wolseley, MG and Triumph cars throughout East Yorkshire from its base at Market Weighton, with branches at Hull, York, Beverley and Driffield. 

The company also engaged in specialised body building, including refrigerated vans and trailers, and the manufacture of agricultural machinery. Subsequently acquired Gordon Armstrong (Hull) Ltd and Gordon Armstrong (North Bar) Ltd and operated as Armstrong Massey from 1978.

Triumphs for Terry's

It was reported in the Standard Triumph Review June 1968:

Five Triumph 2000's were recently purchased from Robert B Massey (York) Ltd, by Joseph Terry and Sons Ltd, chocolate manufacturers of York. The cars are for some of the Terry directors and top executives, and Mr J. S. Marsh (Sales Manager, Massey's) is seen handing over the cars to Terry's Purchasing Director, Mr A. E. Spink (extreme right) and Mr J Shaw, Terry's Distribution Manager.

Market Deighton, Yorkshire England

Robert Massey Co Ltd the crossroads, Market Weighton

This images shows the Robert Massey Co Ltd garage building that stood at the crossroads, Market Weighton.  A larger clearer version of this photo can be optained from the Francis Frith collection.  I understand the garage has been knocked down and that a supermarket built in its place.

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Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to my post about Armstrong Massey of Beverley

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: Robert Massey Co Ltd the crossroads, Market Weighton image is from the Francis Frith Collection.

Chamberlin & Sons of Aylesbury - Triumph car dealers 100

Chamberlin & Son of  Aylesbury sold Standard Triumph cars for a very long time.  

 

These adverts are from 1930's.

 

Chamberlin & Son, Aylesbury 20 September 1935 advert from Buckingham Herald

 Chamberlin & Son, Aylesbury 21 October 1938 advert from Buckingham Herald

 

The business partnership known as Chamberlin & Son consisted of Annie Chemberlin and Frank Walter Chamberlin was dissolved 30 March 1933.  The business continued after that date with F W Chamerlin as the sole partner.  At that time the business was stated as being a coach carriage a motor body builder and repairers based at 15 Buckingham Street.

The garage was on Buckingham Street. 

 Chamberlin & Sons garage late 1960s  photo from Aylesbury Remembered

Beer mat

Dealer address stamp

 

Triumph dealers in Aylesbury

October 1955, October 1958, August 1961:

Distributor

Chamberlin & Sons, 13-15 Buckingham Street, Tel 371/2 

 

Additionally in October 1958 and August 1961 Harris Motors Ltd, 99 Wendover Road, Stoke Mandeville were listed a dealer.

 

February 1965, September 1968, March 1970, March 1972, March 1974:

Chamberlin & Sons, 13-19 Buckingham Street, Tel 4226/7

 

April 1979:

Distributor

Dutton-Forshaw (Bucks) Ltd, Buckingham Road, HP19 3QQ - Tel 0296 84071

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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 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: Chamberlin & Son, Aylesbury 20 September 1935 advert and Chamberlin & Son, Aylesbury 21 October 1938 advert from Buckingham Herald are both from Pre War Dealerships website; Chamberlin & Sons garage late 1960s  photo from Aylesbury Remembered;

Triumph Herald Front Suspension and Steering training film strip

 

A video I have made from a Standard Triumph training film strip. Thanks to Adrian Hebron for scanning the original film strip.

These film strip were made by the technical department at Standard Triumph.  I have uploaded several to YouTube which you can see here. Film strip play list

I have made PDF copies of the booklets handed after the film strips which you can see on my website. Service Training Notes. 

 

Triumph Vitesse / GT6 rear rotoflex set up shims

I was very pleased to track down a supply of shims to rebuild the rear hubs on my Triumph Vitesse.

Do you remember Jigsaw Racing?  Well their workshop may have closed down but you can still buy stuff via their eBay store.

Now I just need to get my workshop built so my Vitesse can receive some long delayed attention.

Triumph Herald 948 + 1200 disc brake conversion

Triumph Herald 948 + 1200 disc brake conversion - part 511045 fitting instructions

I have recently been sent a scanned copy of  - Triumph Herald 948 + 1200 disc brake conversion - part 511045 fitting instructions.  Here is start from the booklet.  The booklet was originally published by Standard Triumph and was scanned by Paul Cattrell.

DISC BRAKE CONVERSION KIT
FITTING INSTRUCTIONS
PRELIMINARIES
Disconnect the battery, jack up the car and place supporting stands under the chassis frame. Remove
all road wheels.
Attach a length of rubber tubing to one of the front brake bleed nipples and suspend the opposite
end of the tube in a clean container.
Unscrew one front bleed nipple one turn and by operating the brake pedal, pump the hydraulic system
dry.
Front Brake Assemblies
Disconnect and remove both bundy pipes which connect the flexible hoses to the 5 way connector.
Release the outer ends of the flexible pipes and unscrew them from the wheel cylinders.
Remove the brake drums, hubs, brake backing plates and stub axles.

The whole document is available to view and download from my box.com account at: https://app.box.com/s/zirocqe8bkutddf4qe5qkmpu3jkjddix

Triumph Herald 1200 Twin Carb conversion

I have recently been sent a scanned copy of  - Triumph Herald 1200 Twin Carb conversion - part 511037 fitting instructions.  Here is a paragraph from the booklet.  The booklet was originally published by Standard Triumph and was scanned by Paul Cattrell.

TWIN CARBURETTOR CONVERSION KIT
Part No. 511037
Introduction
A twin carburettor conversion kit contains all necessary components
for converting a Herald "1200" engine of, 8,0:1 compression ratio, from
the single to the twin carburettor condition.
To achieve maximum performance conducive with safe operation of the
engine, when twin carburettors are fitted, existing main bearings, valves,
valve springs, ignition distributor and camshaft must be changed.
Existing cylinder heads must be machined to raise the compression
ratio to 8,5:1. Polishing the ports is unnecessary, but if undertaken care
must be exercised not to destroy the abutment faces for the manifold
locating sleeves.

The whole document is available to view and download from my box.com account at:  https://app.box.com/s/o3hq8rip7n2eo6wh6kgb54w145s6h5s6

Jag 3.8 Vitesse

People have been tuning and modifying the Triumph Vitesse for many years. Hot Car magazine May 1969 featured a Vitesse that had a Jaguar 3.8 engine in it.

The car was said to do 130mph and to have 250bhp. It was built by the well known Downton engineering. Based on a shortened Jaguar XK150 chassis.  The Triumph Vitesse body was altered to fit.

Op

More material about this car featured on Facebook recently.

 

West Central Garage Ltd of Wolverhampton - Triumph Car Dealer 83A

This short post is about West Central Garage Ltd of Wolverhampton.

West Central Garage Ltd Wolverhampton Compliments Slip

West Central Garage Ltd Wolverhampton advert Autocar 18 October 1957

West Central Garage Ltd Wolverhampton dealer address stamp

Gracesguide website is a great source of information and includes these 2 sections.

West Central Garage

of School Street, Wolverhampton.
1953 Car and Light Commercial Vehicle Stockists. Directors: Norman H. Dawkins (Joint Managing). E. G. Dawes, T. L. Millard. (Service)

Thomas Millard (b.1912)

Thomas Millard (1912- ) of West Central Garage
Born Sedgley, 1912.
Apprenticed to Clyno Cars Ltd., Wolverhampton and was later in charge of service Department of local Garage.
1953 Director, West Central Garage Ltd., Wolverhampton. Joined staff of West Central Garage Ltd. as foreman and became service manager in 1946 and joined the Board of Directors in 1950. Married; one son.

Details of Triumph car dealers in Wolverhampton can be found in my blog post about Hewitts Garages Ltd of Wolverhampton.

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Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to blog post about Hewitts Garages Ltd of Wolverhampton

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: All 3 images in this post are from my collection.

Triumph Service Training Notes - Triumph 6 Cylinder engine

Standard Triumph used to produce technical training materials for mechanics.  Like me you have probably seen and may have copies of some the Service Training Notes booklets.  I have shared several via a page on my website.

Thanks to Adrian from New Zealand who has scanned several of the film strips in his collection.

Watch the video here.

Triumph Service Training Video - Triumph 6 Cylinder engine

This is a first.  Here is a video made from a scanned copy of an original film strip.

Thanks to Adrian from New Zealand who scanned the film strip.

F W Mays & Co Ltd of Dorking - Triumph Car Dealer 99

F W Mays & Co Ltd were a Standard Triumph distributor based in Dorking Surrey UK.

F W Mays - Dorking rear window sticker

Some history

F W Mays - Dorking invoice 1938

The firm was founded in 1923 by the Mays family. 1938 saw them based at South Street Dorking trading as Automoble Engineers dealing with Hillman, Ford, Standard and Citroen cars.

F W May Jaguar advert from Autocar 18 October 1963

The company was sold by the Mays family in 1989 to William Jaks.  The family kept ownership of the site and leased to William Jaks.

January 2006 saw the remaining 16 employees made redundant as the business was closed down following on from another corporate reorganisation.

F W Mays building used by Majestic Wine

Later on the F W Mays building was used by Majestic Wine.

Triumph car dealers in Dorking

April 1951, October 1955:
F W Mays & Co Ltd, 38 South Street phone 2244/5

August 1961:
Listed as being a Main Stanpart Stockist (London Metropolitain Area) and as open 7 days a week

March 1974:
F W Mays & Co Ltd, 105 South Street, RH4 2JT phone 2244

May 1975 listed as Rover, Land Rover and Triumph dealer

March 1988:
listed AustinRover

May 1991 Rover Group
F W Mays & Co Ltd, 105 South Street, RH4 2JT phone 0306 882244

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about F W Mays & Co Ltd of Dorking Standard Triumph dealer 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:F W Mays - Dorking rear window sticker posted to flickr by Spottedlaurel;