Old NW car dealers

[5 wh]

Warbbby said:

On the way out of Preston towards Blackpool an independent garage that until recently was a Chrysler dealer but to men of a certain age ie. me was and always will be Jag House.

Wasnt it a BMW dealer many years ago too?(Kinders??)

[Nolar Dog]

B1G GK said:

Tom Mellor where Matalan now is in Rochdale

Yes sorry. I'd forgotten about that one. I was thinking of OMC Ford near the motorway bridge on Manchester Rd.

B1G GK said:

AFG is now Caladonia Fiat

Cheers, I couldn't remember if it was or if there had been 3 dealers round there at some stage.

B1G GK said:

A&A Ashton Road, did some work for a guy there

Can you remember who it was? I know them all very well.

[B1G GK]

Nolar Dog said:

B1G GK said:

A&A Ashton Road, did some work for a guy there

Can you remember who it was? I know them all very well.

Cant think, used to go up with a guy called Keith.



Drabble and Allen Jaguar on Wilmslow Road - Sold the first XJ220 in this country.

[Nolar Dog]

B1G GK said:

Cant think, used to go up with a guy called Keith.

Robinson I think. Patsy ring any bells?

[sider]

Went past the Land Rover dealer in St Helens last night and that's shut down.

Its been there years - was Hartwell Charles Clark, then Hartwell, then James Edwards. It would appears James Edwards have effectively bought the 'business', and then sold the hard assets - or will do; as the sign in the window says 'We have moved..... blah blah blah.... to James Edwards Land Rover Chester'.

Not a bad way to do business for JE - but unfortunately a tidy looking 'discount carpet warehouse' or similar is probably on the cards for that site.

[B1G GK]

Nolar Dog said:

B1G GK said:

Cant think, used to go up with a guy called Keith.

Robinson I think. Patsy ring any bells?

The name Patsy (male) does, but where from I cannot remember, could be from a completly different meeting mind.

Been bangs on the head and many drunken nights since the mid 90's

[MJK 24]

Anyone remember Huyton Volkswagen in Liverpool?

Did Audi and NSU too.

[Pistonho]

As a young lad just passed his driving test in the early 80's. I used stand outside the Ferrari dealership on Peter Street in Manchester city Centre - can't remember the name of it, but remember seeing 308's inside the showroom.

My dad also bought his Audi's at Peter Street Motors (Audi Dealer) on Liverpool Street in Salford.

[5 wh]

Was it the original Bauer Millet showroom

I remember it too because my (then)brother-in-law had his offices above it.

[sider]

I used to love that old Bauer Millet place.

The last place was good too.

The new place isn't a patch on the old ones!

[Wacky Racer]

A few more.......

Drabble and Allen....Daimler Manchester

Quicks...Ashton/Bury/Chester/Old Trafford

Cliff Holden....Jaguar...Bury

Henleys....Burnage/Oldham/Victoria Avenue

Hollindrakes....Stockport

Sports Motors....Nr.Levenshulme...Manchester

Ian Anthony.....Knutsford

Finneys....Bury

Ashton quality used cars.......

Boston motor Company.....Hyde

[dan de-lyon]

barton motors chorley vauxhall dealers across from what was gordon ford

[Emeye]

Really funny reading this thread - remember so many of these dealers from my early driving days. Funny thing it is also bringing back the bizarre experiences I had at many of them.

Like the yellow Metro GTa that me and a mate took from a test drive from that garage in Bardsley, when we had a closer look it appeared to have originally been red at the front and white at the back!!!

Once took a SAAB 900 turbo for a test drive with another mate from a dealer near the big crossroads on the A6 in Hazel Grove - I almost put it in a the wall going around a corner on a local back road - when we got back the dealer remembered that he should have told me about the knackered damper! Thought it didn't feel right!

When I bought my Golf Gti last year I was surprised that most of the old name VW dealers were all owned by the same company.

Edited by Emeye on Wednesday 8th July 11:13

[tdm34ds]

I actually worked for two long gone dealerships in Ashton under Lyne

William Monk Ltd Rover later Renault

Grahams of Ashton Vauxhall

others long gone in the same area

Gatefield motors Mazda

Most motors Rover

[The Highway Man]

A2Z said:

Tom England VW (Crosby Liverpool) - Became Corkills and now ALDI.
John Goulder Renault - Birkdale (near the station)
Ryders Ford - Crosby Liverpool - Only just gone, were Liverpools oldest Ford dealer.
Camerons Rover / MG - Crosby - long since derelict

I remember Tom Englands, it was on the corner by the traffic lights. It was still trading when I moved to Cumbria 13 years ago.

[The Highway Man]

*Kosta* said:

Stan Palmer still exist in Carlisle as a Scooby agent

I think CG Ford still exist, as do the Lloyd group

Edited by *Kosta* on Sunday 8th March 20:54

Stan Palmer is on Rosehill industrial estate in Carlisle as is Lloyds and CG Ford is now part of GK group and that's on Kingstown Industrial estate.

Edited by The Highway Man on Tuesday 7th July 20:46

[The Highway Man]

There's 2 others that I can remember, Peoples Ford, they took over from Ian Skelly in Linacre Road, Bootle and Lookers GBE Vauxhall dealers on Derby Road in Bootle.

[Wacky Racer]

tdm34ds said:

Grahams of Ashton Vauxhall

Remember going with my Dad there to pick up his brand new pale green Vauxhall Cresta in 1966...EMB 888D.......

3.3 Litre straight six ex Bedford lorry engine.....

[5 wh]

Although not located on a main road does anyone else remember Martin Ingham-he always had hilarious adverts for the cars he sold,and always had some very nice cars for sale too.

[Roop]

Fairways VW in Preston. Became Lex then I think it's back to Fairways now. Also had a place in St.Annes. As mentioned earlier Bradshaws Ford in Preston and Thomas Motors Ford RS in Blackpool.

Kinders BMW in Ashton. Became Hatfields Jeep when Kinders lost the franchise to Bowker and they moved to that big new gaff.

I still remember the Glanden Motors radio ads from Rock FM - "Glanden Motor, Peugeot/Talbot, Blackpool Road Preston..."

Sharoe Green Garage on Watling Street Road. Still there and run by a family friend. Was a Lada dealer then moved to Proton and now sells Proton and Daihatsu.

Remeber Riding & Kok Suzuki in Preston...? Gaffers SJs and Vitaras all came from there IIRC.