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thebillyp

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2 posts

138 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Hi can anyone tell me the car salesroom on Great Northern Road on the north side of the haudagain roundabout in Aberdeen that was there in the 1990s. Was it an Arnold Clarks?

164 coupe

92 posts

150 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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I think it may have been Callander's ?

ab11

37 posts

145 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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The FIAT garage? Was Arnold Clark definitely in the last few years of its existence up to circa 2005 I think.

Gramrugby

552 posts

235 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Adrian Smith Saab used to be next to the roundabout. In the 70's Checkpoint were there. I think they were part of the Furneaux family.

cjb1

2,000 posts

178 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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There was definitely a Lancia dealer there at some point, might have been Gillanders or perhaps Glen Henderson?

Kiltie

7,505 posts

273 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Gramrugby said:
Adrian Smith Saab used to be next to the roundabout. In the 70's Checkpoint were there. I think they were part of the Furneaux family.
I do remember the bike service place there but I recall it being roughly where Majestic Wine is now so that's actually Auchmill Road as opposed to GNR which the OP refers to.

dycecooper

632 posts

235 months

Wednesday 7th January 2015
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Adrian Smith Saab was where the car hire place is now, Callanders Fiat was opposite,
Lancia dealer was Glen Henderson in Whitehall not Great Northern road, Checkpoint was never there, but I think there was a garage called Chequered Flag.

Gramrugby

552 posts

235 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Your right it was Chequered Flag and it was owned by a Furneaux. I think he was the elder brother of the one who had the bike business.
I lost my Triumph Trident when the bike business which had moved to Dyce "caught" fire. Their insurance company never paid out.

Kiltie

7,505 posts

273 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Gramrugby said:
Your right it was Chequered Flag and it was owned by a Furneaux. I think he was the elder brother of the one who had the bike business.
I lost my Triumph Trident when the bike business which had moved to Dyce "caught" fire. Their insurance company never paid out.
I thought it was a Bonneville.

jamies30

5,929 posts

256 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Replied in the other thread, but it was Reg Vardy for Fiat / Alfa around 98. I've still got some invoices from them in the file.

Gramrugby

552 posts

235 months

Thursday 8th January 2015
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Kiltie said:
I thought it was a Bonneville.
Your right,it was.

jaf01uk

1,943 posts

223 months

Saturday 10th January 2015
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Can't remember the name but there used to be a TVR garage on the opposite side from the Fiat garage, think it may have been the Chequered Flag that someone else mentioned?

cowboyecosse

34 posts

147 months

Monday 12th January 2015
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Kiltie said:
I do remember the bike service place there but I recall it being roughly where Majestic Wine is now so that's actually Auchmill Road as opposed to GNR which the OP refers to.
That *is* actually GNR, only know that because I have pizza hut on my bookmarks... biggrin

Auchmill road doesn't start until manor drive (I think)