Carmichael & Sons (Worcester) Ltd - Triumph car dealers 26A

Carmichael & Sons (Worcester) Limited are the feature business of this post.  Probably better known as a coachbuilder the firm sold Standard Triumph cars from its premises on The Butts Worcester.  I have records of them as a car dealer from as early as 1955 through until at least March 1972.

The firm was started in 1849 as a coach building company by the Carmichael family.  They made vehicles for the farming market.  After the second world war they added fire fighting vehicles in 1947.   

It was reported in the Standard Triumph Review of October 1959:

Four Standard Ensign saloon cars have been added to the fleet of Travelways Taxis owned by Mr. A. Maiden and based on his premises at Five Ways, The Butts, Worcester.  The vehicles were supplied by Carmichael & Sons (Worcester) Limited of The Butts, Worcester, and constituted a repeat order to Travelways Taxis as a result ofthe Standard Ensigns in Mr. Maiden's fleet giving entire satisfaction.

Mr. Maiden states that he has to give special attention to the choosing of his vehicles as he has to consider the suitability of the car, its comfort, reliability and economy. The Standard Ensign saloon, with its robust body and roomy entrance, is ideally suited for this purpose and gives great satisfaction.

Carmichael & Sons Ltd makers plate

Coachbuilders

Carmichael & Sons (Worcester) Ltd Lorry body advert

The company built bodies on other makers chassis.  Road tankers and fire engines were built in Worcester. Taken over by Trinity Holdings Group in 1992 which later changed its name to Mayflower Group.

Emergency Vehicles by Carmichael 1969

Range Rover Conversions

Carmichael Commando 4 door TACR at Gaydon in 2010

If you want more info of this particular aspect of Carmichael & Sons (Worcester) Limited  I suggest reading
http://www.range-rover-classic.com/Home/land-rover-brochures/range-rover-specials/carmichael-ltd---uk

Commando could also be delivered with 4 wheels and 4 doors

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Carmichael & Sons (Worcester) Limited or any other Worcester area Standard Triumph garages 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 my earlier post about Barkers which includes details of other dealers in the Worcester.

Link to the other articles in this series.

Link to face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

Picture credits: Carmichael Commando 4 door TACR at Gaydon in 2010 + Commando could also be delivered with 4 wheels and 4 doors images from www.range-rover-classic.com; Carmichael & Sons Ltd makers plate photo posted to flickr by ambodavenz; Emergency Vehicles by Carmichael 1969