The Triumph Herald 948 Saloon and Coupe Spare Parts Catalogue was published by the factory.
The Triumph Herald 948 Saloon and Coupe USA Spare Parts Catalogue was published by the factory.
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The Triumph Herald 948 Saloon and Coupe Spare Parts Catalogue was published by the factory.
The Triumph Herald 948 Saloon and Coupe USA Spare Parts Catalogue was published by the factory.
Munn and Underwood Ltd sold Triumph motor cars in Southampton and Portsmouth in the United Kingdom.
Munn & Underwood, St Christopher badge |
King's Garage, Exmouth Road, Southsea |
During 1959 as part of their expansion programme, Munn & Underwood Ltd, Standard-Triumph Distributors of Portsmouth and Southsea, acquired King's Garage, Exmouth Road, Southsea, which they modernised and adapted to meet the growing needs of the firm's works department. Pictures show (top) King's Garage at the time it was taken over and (below) after rebuilding. In addition to 20,000 square feet of workshop space there was a covered forecourt with four pumps and behind this are the Works Office and Administration Block. There was also a Parts Department carrying a full range of Stanpart spares.
Munn & Underwood Ltd. at the Royal Counties Show, Southsea 1959 |
Wadham "Conversion" body on a Standard Atlas Van 1959 |
12-seat Wadham passenger conversion to an Atlas Van |
Munn & Underwood Ltd sold Standard Atlas vans. These two photos are of a Wadham "Conversion" body on a Standard Atlas Van. The interior was said to seat 12. The optical illusion of bars in the windows is created by a background fence. These conversions were included on a stand at the Royal Counties Show Southsea in 1959.
It was reported in the Standard Triumph Review December 1960 edition:
Mr D E Fox, Branch Manager of Munn & Underwood Ltd, Southampton, Distributors of Standard-Triumph in Hampshire and West Sussex, hands over to Mr David Price, MP for Eastleigh his new Triumph Herald saloon. Also seen is Mrs. Price.
Munn and Underwood Ltd, Southampton 1962 Seven vehicles have recently been supplied to the representatives of Waeco Limited by Munn and Underwood limited, Commercial Road, Southampton. Waeco Limited are a firm of pyrotechnic Manufacturers better known as the makers of Wessex Fireworks. They also manufacture and supply distress signal equipment to all parts of the world. The garage was near the junction of Hill Lane and Commercial Road.
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 Commercial Road Southampton premises November 21 to 25 1960.
If you have any more information or recollections about Munn and Underwood Ltd of Southampton and Portsmouth, 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
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: Many of these images with the exception of the St Christopher badge first appeared in the Standard Triumph Review. Munn and Underwood Commercial Road Southampton image from Facebook.
Albert Farnell Limited were based in Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. The firm sold cars over a long period of time. For many years the firm operated out of a garage at 38 Manningham Lane, Bradford. Later they also had premises at Albert Farnell Ltd, White Cross Garage, Bradford Road, Guiseley, Leeds LS20 8NJ.
Albert Farnell - Manningham Lane, Bradford |
Dealer address stamp on Triumph Renown brochure |
Albert Farnell - 38 Manningham Lane, Bradford - Triumph,Rover Cars (1970) |
Albert Farnell Ltd of Bradford advert Motor 29 June 1974 |
Albert Farnell Cycle Engineer |
The Farnell Group was founded in 1882 by Albert Farnell as a shop selling pushbikes. He went on to stock the first motorised Rover pedal cycles and in 1904 built an ancestor of the first Rover car. Vertu Motors acquired the business in 2013. (1)
The firm, which was started in Bradford, moved its head office to Guiseley when the new dealership was built in 1984. The business was taken over by the Sunwin Group, a CO-OP enterprise in the year 2000. (2)
If you have any information or recollections about Albert Farnell Ltd or any other Bradford Standard Triumph car dealers 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
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
Source Credits: 1 https://www.vertumotors.com/news/major-investment-works-start-at-farnell-land-rover-bradford/ 2 https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/8058871.brothers-tell-of-delight-as-car-firm-taken-over/
Picture credits: Albert Farnell - Manningham Lane, Bradford; Albert Farnell Cycle Engineer and Albert Farnell - 38 Manningham Lane, Bradford - Triumph,Rover Cars (1970) all from Bradford Timeline on flickr.
This is a follow up to my earlier general post about Herts Motors (St Albans) Ltd. Part 2 was based an original article that first appeared in the Standard Triumph Review December 1964 and was about the building of their new premises.
Herts Motors (St. Albans) Ltd were distributor responsible for supplying Standard Triumph cars to area dealers. I have recently been sent a Party Invite sent out in 1957 for a party to be held on Friday November 2nd 1957. This document was found amongst a collection of old photos and I am grateful to Neil Emson for sending it to me.