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Richard H · Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2150 Location: Lincolnshire, UK

I find it fascinating learning the history of old cars and I just thought we should have a thread listing the original dealers of cars on the forum, and to see if anyone remembers those dealers.

My A35's came from Frost Brothers, North St, Hornchurch and The Car Mart, London respectively. The Cambridge came from the SMAC group here in Sarf End.

My dad's Morris Minor was registered in 1960, and has a sticker from the original dealer on the dashboard. It reads 'Supplied By, T.R. Page & Co. Ltd, Morris House, Bexhill'.

Nic Jarman · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

My Morris 8 was registered 1936

Browne's are still trading. Once the Morris is back on the road I will have to take it to Loddon.
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

My old Jag was supplied by Henly's in Manchester in January 1939 but sadly I don't think Henly's still have a place in Manchester and needless to say the company doesn't keep records earlier than the 1970s. Sad

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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

My Mk1 A40 was supplied to my great uncle in 1960 by Pike's garage in Exeter, I've got some of the old paperwork for it tucked away.

As for the others I'm not sure.

RJ
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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

My E-type was supplied by Henley's London in October '61. My dad had a Ford main dealership in Fareham back in the 1950s that went by the name of Croker & Farrell.

Brian M · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 9:42 am Post subject:

My 1968 P6 Rover that I got in 1996 still had the dealer sticker on the dashboard and as it was close to where my mother lived at the time, I took the car back there.

I was disappointed to find that it was now a Hyundai dealer but there was one mechanic who had started there in 1966 and so remembered them supplying Rovers.

The Sales Manager was interested in classics and offered me a dealer sticker to put in the back window but I politely declined!

I have the original service book for the Amazon, supplied by Speeds of Alfreton in Derbyshire to a Mr Lammin of Newton, Derbyshire. I will have to make a pilgrimage there one day, perhaps next August when the car will be 40 years old.
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geonot · Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 53 Location: edinburgh

My 1964 Lotus Cortina was supplied by R L Dale of Falmouth. The information was available from Lotus. Does anyone remember R L Dale?

Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

My 1972 Rover 3.5 Litre saloon has"Trumans of Nottingham" on an alloy plate stuck to the door step trim.

The place still exists as Mann Eggerton and supplies top marques like Rolls Royce/Jaguar on Derby Road

It was the main Rover distributor for Nottingham even before the war although in a different location
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Greg · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 445 Location: Dreamland Margate

I have the original bill of sale for my 1956 Ford Popular 103 from Whites Ford Dealers, St. Marys Street of Bridgwater, Somerset. Unfortunately the Place is now a Weatherspoons Pub.

andycars · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 239 Location: South Wales

Our 1972 Hillman Avenger was supplied new to the previous owner by Ted's of Newton Abbot.

We have a Ford Anglia estate which was supplied new by Hughes of Exeter.

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gillberry · Joined: 27 Nov 2007 Posts: 702 Location: Norwich

Brian M · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

If anyone else's car came from Exeter originally, this page of old garage photos might be interesting .... thanks to Ross for tipping me off about it

http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/EM/garages.php

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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

My father, after the war, was a Ford main dealer in Fareham, Hants, the garage called Croker and Farrell. I've never been able to find out any of the history but all I can say is that my father sold it as building land (centre of town and petrol pumps that were on the pavement) in 1959.