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Woodcote of Epsom, became University Motors….

Can’t remember where…

Kennings Sheffield .

Drive past this quite a bit, still looks the same although I noticed they'd scaffolded it up recently.

Pete's threrad re Woodcote motor co, (above) Nice number on the 1100 saloon, if your name was Peter Laidler!!

Pete wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2023 11:41 pm Woodcote of Epsom, became University Motors….

Assuming this was a new car, did they really charge for oil ?

A tank of petrol I assume??

4 Galls Shell = Petrol, not oil.

Argh yes, that makes sense

You still got charged for Antifreeze though

I think if you lived through 'the big freeze' a weeks wages on antifreeze only a few months later would have been money well spent!

I wonder if anyone can help, I'm researching two cars presently and looking for period pictures...

Bradburn and Wedge, Darlington St, Wolverhampton circa October 1965.
My brothers VdP 4ltr R, Cowley built, shipped to Kingsbury works, was dispatched to this dealership/Distributor in the mid summer '65, and was registered 1st Oct. What I've not found is whether this site was actively a VdP outlet or whether they were just passing it through to one of the satellite sites.
I do know that the Black Country Museum garage is based upon B&W's facade. But this site was demolished in 1970 to make way for the Wolverhapton Ring road. Cant find many on line images of the site, just long shot street view which just happen to have the facade in frame..

Second car is much later. Ideally circa 1999, Huddersfield Rover on Southgate. Could well have been trading under the Perrys banner still.Any pictures of what the site looked like in this period?

Pete wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 7:54 pm

Polarsilver wrote: ↑Sat Apr 10, 2021 6:58 pm When next on the A5 just north of Towcester ..look out for Johns Motors at Fosters Booth .. they are doing up the outside of their Garage with Shell Petrol Pumps & BMC Service Signs on the outside of the Building .. looks period.

http://www.johnsmotors.co.uk/about-us/

was that Kaby's garage, run by Ralph Kaby, Terry Kaby's brother

I think it’s this one on the A5 in the centre of Towcester..
D.

kit of bits wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:08 pm I think it’s this one on the A5 in the centre of Towcester..
D.

It is - I drove by it a couple of times earlier in the week, I keep meaning to stop and take a photo but the road is very busy throughout the day

kit of bits wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:08 pm I think it’s this one on the A5 in the centre of Towcester..
D.

it was the oldest garage in the UK when Ralph gave it up, I'll see if I can dig up the article.

wonder if this is / was Car Mart Cheltenham, ad is from the 50s

WMU 211G wrote: ↑Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:39 am

kit of bits wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 9:08 pm I think it’s this one on the A5 in the centre of Towcester..
D.

It is - I drove by it a couple of times earlier in the week, I keep meaning to stop and take a photo but the road is very busy throughout the day

I stopped this evening but it still looked the same so I didn’t take a picture..
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West Brom….

Tiger Tim?

Import Auto Center in Anchorage, Alaska. BMC and Jaguar and HQ of the Alaska sports car club. Suppliers of my 997.