Robert Massey Ltd are the feature business in this post. A company who were a Standard Triumph car dealers in several locations including York.
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
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| Robert Massey Co Ltd the crossroads, Market Weighton |
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.weblinFurther 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.
If you would like some very personal info about Mr. & Mrs. Massey and the Robt. B. Massey Co. please respond to dgebbie@gmail.com. I was evacuated to Market Weighton from Hull in 1939 and lived with them for almost four years. I kept in touch with them for many years thereafter. Douglas Gebbie.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Douglas Gebbie. I would love to send you info about Robert B Massey, both the individual and the Company. I lived with the Masseys from 1939 to 1944 as an evacuee from Hull. My email address is dgebbie@gmail.com and my postal address is 15450 Tamiami Trail. N., #301, Naples, FL, 34110.
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