J R J Mansbridge of Lincoln - Triumph car dealers 16A

J R J Mansbridge Ltd were a Standard Triumph car dealer based in Lincoln United Kingdom. Number 16A in my series of posts about Triumph car dealers. Initially based Bailgate and then Rumbold Street. The business held many franchises over the years.

J R J Manbridge advert Lincolnshire Echo 9 October 1954

J R J Mansbridge advert Lincolnshire Echo 18 June 1957

 

J R Mansbridge Ltd advert Lincolnshire 17 Oct 1962

J R J Mansbridge advert from 1969

 

J R J Mansbridge advert Lincolnshire_Echo_13_December_1977

County archive office

I understand that the Rumbold Street buildings is now used by Lincolnshire archives.

Multi fanchise

J R J Mansbridge Ltd held many franchises over time.  In 1969 they were selling Rolls Royce, Bentley, Daimler, Jaguar, Rover and Triumph.

J R J Manbridge Rolls Royce 1968 advert

Compliants slip

J.R.J. Mansbridge Compliments Slip 1970

This compliments slip is attached to a warranty document included with a Triumph 2000mk2 originally supplied by Mansbridge 9/3/70 and now owned by Andrew Newman.

Business closed down

I understand that the business closed down in the early 1990's.  The Rumbold Street garage ended by selling Citroen cars. I think that building is now used by the Lincolnshire archives.  They then moved out to a 3 garage site on Wragby Road but only Citroens were sold under the Mansbridge name. The Wragby site was selling furniture in 2009 having stopped selling cars during the late 1990's.

Monte Carlo rally entrant

J R J Mansbridge - Jaguar MkV 1952 Monte Carlo Rally

The one time proprietor J R J Mansbridge drove a Jaguar Mk V in the Monte Carlo rally 1952.

I was recently sent photos of a very shiny cup that appears to have been awarded to Mr Mansbridge in 1953. At the time he was driving a Jaguar.  The cup was given to the the Lincs and Louth Motor Club following the death of Mr Mansbridge.
 

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Standard or Triumph dealers in Lincoln, 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 article about Wests of Lincoln .

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:J R J Mansbridge advert Martin on Flickr; Mansbridge complments slip and Wests service voucher Andrew Newman;  J R J Manbridge Rolls Royce 1968 advert from Martin on flickr.com.