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.

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Robert Massey Ltd, 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 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.