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Page Motors, Leatherhead, Surrey

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Pallion Road, Sunderland. I would guess about 1972 by the price of the petrol.

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Somewhere in the Netherlands, very nice 1275GT.

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Not a garage, just a works van.

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Appleyard's filling station Leeds. Building is still there as it's listed, but a sort of Council owned folly now.
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We have seen the picture of a young Harry Ratcliffe & Mr Ratcliffe Snr outside Mountgreen garage, here's one of their dealer plaques, must be a very rare beast.
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GraemeC wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 4:00 pm Still in use in '92:
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Now called "The millenium fountain" and carrying out no useful purpose whatsoever.
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Bel Royal Motors, Jersey. I bought my 6 month old MkII 998 from there. J15201, replaced the 997 J32453.

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Filling up on the 1969 Scottish Rally
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1st Mini in Chipping Campden sold by the garage not in 1959 as first thought as Bill Bell has pointed out it is a 1961 car. Garage still operated by the family on the site after > 100 years but the building has been converted to house shop units.
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hanlminiman wrote: Sat Oct 08, 2022 10:00 am 1st Mini sold by the garage in 1959. Garage still operated by the family on the site after > 100 years but the building has been converted to house shop units.
My first 2 MG Metros came out of that very building, nice reminder…
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An MG Metro at Cutts

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https://www.cuttsofcampden.co.uk/aboutus.php

Eventually they went changed to a Ford Franchise.


The building is in the yard behind the Red Lion pub.

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Mums XR2 came from there when they changed :)
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Alsop's Garage, Newport in 1968 with a BMC sales forecourt of new unregistered Minivans at £475, a Mini Pickup and other BMC Commercial vehicles including the rarer 'Austin' versions of the Minor van all available at bargain prices.....

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Three Minivans bought from Bournemouth Imperial for Sean Hickey Photography in 1963
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surfblue63 wrote: Sat Oct 08, 2022 3:49 pm An MG Metro at Cutts

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Little bit of history here

https://www.cuttsofcampden.co.uk/aboutus.php

Eventually they went changed to a Ford Franchise.


The building is in the yard behind the Red Lion pub.


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That rang a bell, I think I got some rare dolly sprint parts from there, or maybe mini ;-)
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Darlington: Dove's of Bondgate selling the new country-going Mini Countryman in 1969
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