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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK

I see that Speedy Spares is closing its doors soon, surely one of the go-to places for Rootes parts, they'll be missed I'm sure.

https://www.facebook.com/speedysparesservices

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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6319 Location: Derby

That's a shame.

Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:18 am Post subject:

My wife has just forwarded me the very same message...
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Rootes75 · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:21 am Post subject:

The amount of spares I have purchased from Speedy Spares over the years and the amount of rare as hens teeth parts they have found after digging around...they are a must for the Rootes owner.

I do very much hope a buyer can be found, but not one who then triples the price of everything!!

We have another Commer and Hillman waiting in the restoration queue...
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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22449 Location: UK

ukdave2002 · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4105 Location: South Cheshire

There used to be a supplier in Chester, who's family has a motor factor business for decades, over the years they had accumulated a mass of "NOS" stock, which was all documented and recorded on an ancient IT system. When he retired, he continued to supply to the classic vehicle world.

When I was rebuilding my MGA, he supplied every component to enable a full engine, gearbox, steering, brakes rebuild, and used to joke with me that supplying parts for this "modern stuff" (my MGA and everything else post war) was easy, I was there once and he was sorting out a load of stuff for someone rebuilding a 1910 Silver Ghost engine!

When he retired properly, 15 years or so ago, all the stock was was sold to a well known supplier of Classic car parts, unfortunately they don't appear to know what most of the stock is, and the stuff they do has quadrupled in price.

Let's hope Speedy's stock ends up in good hands.

Miken · Joined: 24 Dec 2012 Posts: 544

Speedy Spares is about half a mile from where I live.
It still looks just like in Rays picture.
Immediately behind it is a large garden centre. Immediately to one side of it is the garden centres restaurant. Next to that a large car park for the garden centre is currently being built.
I don't think the Speedy shop is long for this world.
I bet the garden centre have bought the site.

Rootes75 · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 1:46 pm Post subject:

Rootes75 · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:04 pm Post subject:

Chatting to my old Man about this and we're now even considering making a day of it and travelling over to them for a 'proper' shop!!
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Rootes75 · Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2024 12:17 am Post subject:

Just wondering if anyone has heard any news of what is happening to Speedy Spares stock?
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Various Rootes Vehicles.

Rootes75 · Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:23 pm Post subject:

The 28th is here and Speedy Spares has closed its doors for the last time.

I have been in contact with then and have been told various car clubs have purchased job lots of spares, there is also a chap who has then purchased most of the remaining stock.

Nothing will be binned or scrapped.
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Various Rootes Vehicles.