Past Nottingham dealerships

[Vulgar LS2]

Sam12 said:

Haha yeah sorry just been searching everything and anything and came across this forum topic!

No we stopped selling cars about 3/4 years ago. But we still have bits and pieces every now and then!

I am told we have had a 911 2.7 RS a yellow diablo and a pink countach. These are the photos I really want to try and find!

I have found a few of the countach.

Cheers,
Sam

I used to love your place, as a kid I would ride my bike from bulwell with a mate to look through the windows in the evening

[CheesyFootballs]

Vulgar LS2 said:

I used to love your place, as a kid I would ride my bike from bulwell with a mate to look through the windows in the evening

From Bulwell?

Are you sure you didn't chuck rocks at the window?

[BryanC]

Chequered Flag - Arkwrights Street :-)

[thepanays]

Sharpes of MapperlyPlains Vauxhall dealers top of Woodthorpe Drive. Sam- I nearly bought a 74 Jag E Type from your dad when he was at Mapperlt Plains he only wanted £4,250 but that was back in 76 wish I had bought it now.

Tim Charlesworth in Plumtree

Paul

[Billy Grays]

Hi Sam, my dad had a shop on Wollaton Road called Billy Grays near the Lloyds bank.
I remember Kip coming in and asking me as I was in the motor trade where he could get that pink Lambo painted.
I recall the story of how the original owner picked that pink grey combo too. They painted it White to help it sell faster

[rich888]

Deans of Nottingham which I recollect had a showroom on the Hucknall/Bulwell junction. They always had a wide selection of cars on show and the salesman in there that I spoke to was excellent.

Anyone remember the name of the dealer on Mapperley Plains that is now a Sainsbury's store. I bought a white Mk2 Golf GTi from them back in the 1980s.

[ZP]

rich888 said:

Deans of Nottingham which I recollect had a showroom on the Hucknall/Bulwell junction. They always had a wide selection of cars on show and the salesman in there that I spoke to was excellent.

Anyone remember the name of the dealer on Mapperley Plains that is now a Sainsbury's store. I bought a white Mk2 Golf GTi from them back in the 1980s.

I remember that place selling Hyundai Pony's when Hyundai first came to the UK.

[raceboy]

My dad bought his e36 325i coupe from Deans, remember them trying to pull a fast one over his e30 325i part ex.
Not sure where Sainsburys in Mapperly Plains is but I remember the Lancia dealer up there, Goulders, was on 1st name terms the parts team up there when I had my Lancia.

[CSLchappie]

raceboy said:

My dad bought his e36 325i coupe from Deans, remember them trying to pull a fast one over his e30 325i part ex.
Not sure where Sainsburys in Mapperly Plains is but I remember the Lancia dealer up there, Goulders, was on 1st name terms the parts team up there when I had my Lancia.

RE: Sainsburys, there's one on the Plains just before you get to Spring Lane, it used to be a Budgens for 10-15 years, I don't ever remember it being a car showroom though, I grew up across the road in the 80/90's just a bit further up between Spring Lane and Podders Lane.

There used to be an independent VW garage just opposition from the old Carlton pub in Carlton, the premises used to be owned by a custom car builder called Pete Ferris who built novelty cars amongst other things for seaside resorts (giant ice creams and cartoon animals IIRC) He also built from a scratch a 20's styled droptop coupe for my old man in the early 80's.

[Fun Bus]

I reckon the Mapperly dealer which is now a Sainsburys is the old Vauxhall dealer - Sharpes? It's the one amongst the shops, not near Spring lane. Became what is now Pentagon at the back of the old Home Ales brewery on Mansfield Road.

[Fermit The Krog and Sarah Sexy]

Vulgar LS2 said:

slimtater said:

Vulgar LS2 said:

The SAAB garage on alfreton road/talbot street.

Beechdale??

Or were they also linked with Technico Fiat?

Edited by slimtater on Thursday 19th May 19:59

Yes thats it Beechdale, been boarded up for a few years now.

Hooleys on Derby Road, now Budgens.

Yep, Beechdale Saab, the best friend worked there in sales. And a second mention RE Sytner when they were on Huntingdon Street. When in my teens I used to window shop there whenever in 'town' (as we used to call Nottm) downstairs they had an exotica car lot, always something interesting/ supercar for sale. Remains the only place to date that I've seen a 959!

[CSLchappie]

Fun Bus said:

I reckon the Mapperly dealer which is now a Sainsburys is the old Vauxhall dealer - Sharpes? It's the one amongst the shops, not near Spring lane. Became what is now Pentagon at the back of the old Home Ales brewery on Mansfield Road.

I remember now, it was at the top of Breck Hill Road, I lived in Redhill for a couple of years and took the bus past it most days to school.

[Gtom]

I worked on that turning it in to a sainsburys.

Wasn't there a hooley's in Nottingham? I'm sure my dad had his mk2 Mexico from there.

There was also Parkin and Jones Peugeot in alfreton.

[LambShank]

There was a Hooleys on Derby Road and one on Lougborough Road in West Bridgford.

Bought a few cars and several vans from them.

[Gtom]

That's the one, he bought a brand new mk2 Mexico from there back in 1976. He sold it shorty after and bough another mk1 rs2000 because the Mexico wasn't fast enough!

[33q]

Cottee and Edwards, Castle Boulevard. Jaguar for many years and then a short while as Datsun

Bulcote garage, Burton Joyce...Toyota?

Moons...Daybrooke

NSU ...Mansfield Road Arnold

Front Street Garage, Arnold

Halls Skoda

Evinsons Mansfield

I remember R F Wheelhouse on Mapperley Plains

He had RFW 111 usually on a Rolls. The number is now on a Fiesta in Ravenshead.

[coanda_2013]

Wow this thread takes me back.

I vaguely remember a Rover Specialist on Radcliffe Road - Zispers? Also, wasn't there a Small Ford Garage in Radcliffe on Trent - Lamcote?

[33q]

Zipper Motors


Also
Brieffits Reliant
Seddons Citroen
A K Austin BMC then Fiat
Brought superior. Bulwell, Datsun
Central Garage Hucknall, Ford

[vitessesteve]

2 images of A K Austin Ltd on Mansfield Road from picture-the-past website.

Edited by vitessesteve on Wednesday 13th July 23:16

[vitessesteve]

Any body got picture of or recollections about F Mitchell on Derby Road?