Past Nottingham dealerships

[33q]

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.

Gorse hill garage

Later they sold Mazdas from there

Remembered another. Hutchinsons Volkswagen. Where Europcar rental is now on the corner of Mansfield road And Mellors road

[33q]

vitessesteve said:

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

My parents bought a new Standard Vanguard from there in November 1960. My brother still gas they retained Reg number

Also as farmers we had Ferguson tractors and farm implements . I still keep in touch with the owner of the last tractor we had.

[Vulgar LS2]

33q said:

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.

Gorse hill garage

Later they sold Mazdas from there

Remembered another. Hutchinsons Volkswagen. Where Europcar rental is now on the corner of Mansfield road And Mellors road

It's the old Lada place on the bend, Carfour i think it was called then was mark cambels? proton

[vitessesteve]

Has anybody got any pictures or recollections about T Shipside - I understand that they had a hand in building the Tollerton airfield. I ask as I am collecting info about garages that at some point in their history sold Triumph or Standard cars - the Newark branch of Shipside sold Triumph cars.

[stuartmmcfc]

Renault dealers GT cars on Ilkeston (?) road. I bought a brand new 5 gt turbo there back in 87.

[33q]

vitessesteve said:

Has anybody got any pictures or recollections about T Shipside - I understand that they had a hand in building the Tollerton airfield. I ask as I am collecting info about garages that at some point in their history sold Triumph or Standard cars - the Newark branch of Shipside sold Triumph cars.

Tom Shipside lived on Oxton Hill. My grandfather knew him and bought a new Wolseley 4/44 from him in 1956

Shipsides moved from Huntiington Street to Lenton Lane in the late 1970s

[webby23]

B&K Thomas M-B near Trent Bridge, bought an A-Class from there (don't ask) back in '99

[33q]

webby23 said:

B&K Thomas M-B near Trent Bridge, bought an A-Class from there (don't ask) back in '99

Often referred to as B and Tom Chaos!

[andy couchman]

Did you find out anything about this dealership Steve? My Vitesse was bought new from them in January 1969 and all I have been able to trace so far is an ad they ran on the Triumph 2000b Estate.

Thanks Steve.

Andy

[rat rod]

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

hi sam, have some photo's of the pink countach at mike pullens carrera sport days at goodwood back in the day,beleived it was owned by a dentist from the nottingham area,i remember it in your showroom but in white,beleived you did a colour change and it went to australia the photo's were taken on the old skool camera and i do not have the negs anymore so unable to send them to you as we do today,if i can work a way i can i will try, best rat rod

[Ballistic]

I can remember seeing that pink Countach at Wheelhouse on the A610 in Nottingham.
I heard it was resprayed white in an effort to sell it.

[MB140]

J28 fast ford or RS Ford I think it was called. Used to drive up there in my beat up nova to look at there cars for sale. Only sold RS Ford’s. Used to dream of owning an RS500 or RS200. Alas I will never be that rich.

[Ballistic]

MB140 said:

J28 fast ford or RS Ford I think it was called. Used to drive up there in my beat up nova to look at there cars for sale. Only sold RS Ford’s. Used to dream of owning an RS500 or RS200. Alas I will never be that rich.

I can remember this dealership, it was called J28 and as you say, seemed to specialise in Ford RS cars (Cossies in particular).

[raceboy]

Can remember going to J28 a few times, it was near Pinxton, strangely never to look at a Fast Ford, always a ///M BMW of some sort, remember looking at one car and although interested in buying was refused a test drive as they had just fitted new tyres and didn't want the stickers wearing off.

[Robin Hood]

I remember Wheelhouse being on Plains Road, Mapperley but I am 75. Houses there now.

[Gtom]

raceboy said:

Can remember going to J28 a few times, it was near Pinxton, strangely never to look at a Fast Ford, always a ///M BMW of some sort, remember looking at one car and although interested in buying was refused a test drive as they had just fitted new tyres and didn't want the stickers wearing off.

Junction 28 moved to near the train station at alfreton at some point.

I can remember going in as a teenager and it was fantastic.

There also used to be Speeds at Alfreton, which was Volvo and Rover, Tesco is there now. Also in Alfreton there was Parkin & Jones Peugeot. It’s a co op and petrol station now.

[raceboy]

Robin Hood said:

I remember Wheelhouse being on Plains Road, Mapperley but I am 75. Houses there now.

I only remember Wheelhouse being on Nuthall Road near 'Kamikaze Island' as it was then, now a Halfords.

My dad bought an E30 325i BMW from Kings Motors on Westdale Lane though, he'd gone in to look at an MR2, not much difference.
And Goulders at Mapperley, was a regular up there during my Lancia ownership days, although mostly the parts department on Porchester Road, where the showroom was is now a Sainsburys.

[33q]

raceboy said:

Robin Hood said:

I remember Wheelhouse being on Plains Road, Mapperley but I am 75. Houses there now.

I only remember Wheelhouse being on Nuthall Road near 'Kamikaze Island' as it was then, now a Halfords.

My dad bought an E30 325i BMW from Kings Motors on Westdale Lane though, he'd gone in to look at an MR2, not much difference.
And Goulders at Mapperley, was a regular up there during my Lancia ownership days, although mostly the parts department on Porchester Road, where the showroom was is now a Sainsburys.

and just a little further into town was Natrass or Natriss SAAB....a very narrow showroom and used car lot...about 20 feet deep

[Martin350]

rat rod said:

hi sam, have some photo's of the pink countach at mike pullens carrera sport days at goodwood back in the day,beleived it was owned by a dentist from the nottingham area,i remember it in your showroom but in white,beleived you did a colour change and it went to australia

I'm not so sure it went to Australia, unless that has happened in the last six years or so..?

I saw the car in pink a few times back in the day, then what I believe was the same car in white a few times afterwards, still with the navy blue interior.

The last time I saw it was at a Lamborghini club meeting in Kent, but not sure exactly what year.

[Martin350]

After quite some digging tonight I've found a few photos of what I believe is the Countach in question.

This is at Brands Hatch in June 1994.





And at Hever Castle, Kent, a bit longer ago than I thought, in August 2009. Now with white wheels and mirrors.

Edited by Martin350 on Saturday 11th January 00:52