Old NW car dealers
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Anyone remember Kirkby Central on Manchester Road on the way to Bolton? They were a Vauxhall dealer, and a Lotus Carlton specialist. My Dad used to work there and sold a Lotus Carlton to a guy who part-exed a Sapphire Cosworth, a Shogun, and about £15k in cash! He was from Liverpool, apparently.
I think they then turned into Bowers of Bolton (Harry Bowers was the owner I think), and turned their attention to mainly Saab. I think the garage is still there now, probably selling Chevrolet Matiz'!
I think they then turned into Bowers of Bolton (Harry Bowers was the owner I think), and turned their attention to mainly Saab. I think the garage is still there now, probably selling Chevrolet Matiz'!
Yeah, seem to remember they were Nissan.
Another Yorkshire car dealer from the past - Dixon Group! That was a shock when they went under!
A bizarre fact re this post - Drabble and Allen are on Companies House, as being set up as two different companies - one established in 1920, the other 1937. One lasted until 1991, the other 1994. The odd thing is though - they were previously known as 'Wigan Motor Company'!.
Another Yorkshire car dealer from the past - Dixon Group! That was a shock when they went under!
A bizarre fact re this post - Drabble and Allen are on Companies House, as being set up as two different companies - one established in 1920, the other 1937. One lasted until 1991, the other 1994. The odd thing is though - they were previously known as 'Wigan Motor Company'!.
NTEL said:
This is going back a bit. BOC near Piccadilly. They had a telly advert jingle.....BOC better people to buy from, BOC its the Earles Court of the North!
It was A&B (Volvo) in Newton Le Willows that used that jingle."A&B better people to buy from"
BOC is still going strong on Hyder Road, 5 minutes from Piccadilly.
Nolar Dog said:
NTEL said:
This is going back a bit. BOC near Piccadilly. They had a telly advert jingle.....BOC better people to buy from, BOC its the Earles Court of the North!
It was A&B (Volvo) in Newton Le Willows that used that jingle."A&B better people to buy from"
BOC is still going strong on Hyde Road, 5 minutes from Piccadilly.
Definitely the jingle was for BOC (Blackburn, Oldham and Cleveleys)...remember it very well from the mid sixties..........
As you say the Hyde Road branch is still trading....All independent traders under one roof
In the mid seventies Bernard Manning appeared in BOC TV adverts dressed as a king wearing a large crown....
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http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/thecore/ind...
Edited by Wacky Racer on Tuesday 10th March 21:32
Wacky Racer said:
Nolar Dog said:
NTEL said:
This is going back a bit. BOC near Piccadilly. They had a telly advert jingle.....BOC better people to buy from, BOC its the Earles Court of the North!
It was A&B (Volvo) in Newton Le Willows that used that jingle."A&B better people to buy from"
BOC is still going strong on Hyde Road, 5 minutes from Piccadilly.
Definitely the jingle was for BOC (Blackburn, Oldham and Cleveleys)...remember it very well from the mid sixties..........
As you say the Hyde Road branch is still trading....All independent traders under one roof
In the mid seventies Bernard Manning appeared in BOC TV adverts dressed as a king wearing a large crown....
Scroll down:-
http://tv.cream.org/specialassignments/thecore/ind...
Stan Marks in Preston used to BMC dealers if I remember correctly.
Yes I remember. Caught the bus from the bus station to Longridge which went down Ribbleton Lane and you could look down into the yard full of body shells from the top floor of the bus.
A little bit further down Ribbleton lane was a guy called Willie I think who was building a man powered flying machine. From memory someone had offered a prize of £1m to the first person to fly a one mile figure of eight course and Willie took up the challenge. I can't remember whether or not it ever flew. Certainly didn't win the prize.
A little bit further down Ribbleton lane was a guy called Willie I think who was building a man powered flying machine. From memory someone had offered a prize of £1m to the first person to fly a one mile figure of eight course and Willie took up the challenge. I can't remember whether or not it ever flew. Certainly didn't win the prize.
Warbbby said:
Yes I remember. Caught the bus from the bus station to Longridge which went down Ribbleton Lane and you could look down into the yard full of body shells from the top floor of the bus.
Fascinating the amount of car production that used to take place in the North West. Saying that, we've got Jag, Land Rover and Vauxhall now, as well as Bentley. Lancs used to be big though with Bond, TVR and BL.
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