Hebden Knee Motors Ltd of Trowbridge - Triumph Car Dealers 96

Hebden Knee Motors Ltd of Trowbridge feature in this article in my series about Triumph car dealers.

Origins

The Hebden Knee motor car business was started in 1929 and developed by John Knee.  The Knee family business empire started in Trowbridge. There are still several businesses trading.

Some adverts

Here are a collection of Hebden Knee Motors Ltd adverts.

Hebden Knee Motors Limited Jaguar advert 1966

Hebden Knee Motors Ltd, advert from 26 May 1974

Hebden Knee Motors Ltd, advert from 18 May 1975

Hebden Knee Motors Ltd, advert from 30 May 1976

Taken over by Wadham Stringer

It was reported in the 1st October 1976 edition of Commercial Motor that

Wadham Stringer have reached agreement for the acquisition of the entire share capital of Hebden Knee Motors Ltd, Rover and Triumph distributors and dealers for West Wiltshire.

The purchase price is £261,000 but this is settled with the issue of 265,000 Wadham Stringer Limited ordinary shares with a cash payment £155,000.

Control of the Hebden Knee copany will mean Wadham Stringer can consolidate their position in West Wiltshire.

Garage photo collection

These photos are from a collection made by Max Black and I believe taken by members of staff.

Triumph car dealers in Trowbridge

October 1955:
Distributor
Central Garage (Trowbridge) Ltd, Fore Street and Church Street phone 2351
Dealer
Rutland Garage Ltd, Bradley Road, phone 625

1959, August 1961:
Distributor
Central Garage (Trowbridge) Ltd, Fore Street and Church Street phone 2351

February 1965:
Distributor
Central Garage (Trowbridge) Ltd, Fore Street and Church Street phone 4161
Hebden Knee Motors Ltd, Castle Street, phone 4161

September 1968:
Distributor
Central Garage (Trowbridge) Ltd, Fore Street and Church Street phone 4161

March 1970, March 1972, March 1974, May 1975:
Hebden Knee Motors Ltd, Castle Street, BA14 8AT phone 4161

March 1988, May 1991:
Lesters Garages Ltd, Duke Street, BA14 8ED phone 02214 2077

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Standard Triumph car dealers in Trowbridge  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 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: Hebden Knee Motors Limited Jaguar advert 1966 posted to flckr by Trowbridge Postcards & E; Hebden Knee Motors Ltd adverts from 26 May 1974, 18 May 1975 and 30 May 1976 are all from Pickwick Lodge motorbike scramble programs in the collection of Dave Riley; Garage photo collection photos are from a collection made by Max Black;