Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd - Triumph Car Dealer 70

Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd are the subject of this post about Standard Triumph car dealers in the town of Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, UK.

Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd Triumph advert 1963

Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd Triumph advert dated 30-06-1967

The company Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd was founded in July 1935.  They also sold Jaguar cars and some point became a part of the Steels Group.

Victoria Garage(Weston) Ltd, Jaguar advert dated 28-07-1967 from Weston Mercury

By the 1970's they were selling most of the British Leyland range of cars as can be seen from this document wallet from a Vanden Plas Allegro.

Staff Dinner dance 1969

Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd staff dinner dance 1969

This photo of a staff dinner dance appeared in the Weston Mercury and Somerset Herald 7 February 1969.

Pictured with staff and guests at the dinner and dance held by Victoria Garage. Weston Super Mare are Mr C E H Saunders (MD. Steel's Groop) and Mrs Saunders; Mr R H Hodge (MD Victoria Garage) and Mrs Hodge; Mr. Eric Galliver (Steel's management board) and Mrs Galliver and "Miss Motor Show 1968"Angela Moon. Picture: WESTON MERCURY

Old Standard

I found this photo on flickr of John Davy founder of the Standard Register at the wheel of SMC1 at Victoria Garage in 1963.

Triumph dealers in Weston-Super-Mare

October 1955:
J Pruen Ltd, Oxford Street, Weston-Super-Mare area dealer

1959, August 1961:
W L German Ltd, 110 Milton Road,
Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd, Alfred Street,

W.L.German of Weston-Super-Mare 1963 advert

February 1965:
Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd, Alfred Street,

September 1968, March 1970, March 1972:
Grove Park Garage Ltd, Lower Bristol Road,
Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd, Alfred Street,

March 1974:
Lexmead (Weston Super Mare) Ltd, Alfred Street,

By May 1975 listed as dealer for Rover, Land Rover and Triumph:
Victoria Garage (Weston-Super-Mare) Ltd, Alfred Street, BS23 1PZ

In March 1988 Victoria Garage (Weston-Super-Mare) Ltd, Alfred Street, BS23 1PZ are listed as an Austin Rover dealer.

In May 1991 Victoria Garage (Weston-Super-Mare) Ltd, Alfred Street, BS23 1PZ are listed as an Rover dealer.

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Standard or Triumph car dealers in Weston-Super-Mare 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 post about  J Pruen Ltd of Weston Super Mare.

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: Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd Triumph advert 1963 John on flickr; Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd Triumph advert dated 30-06-1967 from Weston Mercury; SMC1 at Victoria Garage in 1963 photo posted to flickr by Rusell H Cribb; Picture Past: November 13, 1964 | Weston Mercury; W.L.German of Weston-Super-Mare 1963 advert John on flickr; Victoria Garage(Weston) Ltd, Jaguar advert dated 28-07-1967 from Weston Mercury; Victoria Garage (Weston) Ltd staff dinner dance 1969 from Weston Mercury.