Haughins of Barrow in Furness

Haughins of Barrow in Furness

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Jasper Gilder

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2,166 posts

272 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Just finished writing a pice for Sprint about the Haughins SX and it got me wondering...
In the '80s Haughins were ( amazingly enough) secoond only to Arkley in terms of sales - so how many people here have a Haughins car?
They nearly all came with EO registration plates ( my first was E 696 DEO)and if you picked up a car on 1 Aug 1987 - so did I!




dbv8

8,655 posts

219 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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I am born and bred (for my sins) in Barrow.
In 1987 I was 12 and went to the all boys school opposite Haughins.
It was a sad thing that happened and sad to see the dealership close after only a few years.

Seeing and more so hearing those wedges was intoxicating. My best mate at that time started as an apprentice mechanic there at 16 and came round to mine one day in a 390se and took me for a little spin. That was the day that i was hooked and knew i would have one soe day. I bought a 400se about 14 years later and now have my Chim.

cuneus

5,963 posts

241 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Jasper Gilder

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2,166 posts

272 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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cuneus said:
Just Magic!

JMF894

5,475 posts

154 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Fabulous picture

Trickie Dickie

2,399 posts

233 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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My previous Wedge was a 350i named NEO as reg was G320 NEO

Adam should be along soon as his SX is G321 NEO

Also have seen several HEO wedges over the years

Cheers
Trickie

GV

2,366 posts

223 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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I once interviewed a rival dealer who wasn't very complimentary about Haughins and their attempts to market their supercharged Wedges over above what the factory had been producing at the time. It was linked to favouritism by the late Peter Wheeler and the two rival dealerships...

Englishman

2,215 posts

209 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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I bought my 390SE from David in 1987:






Mike Brewer

612 posts

235 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Great looking car.My favorite tvr wedge...........

Wedg1e

26,760 posts

264 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Englishman said:
I bought my 390SE from David in 1987:





Assuming you hadn't changed anything, that must have been an early full-on Series 2 then. Mine was registered 7th September and has the earlier pattern wheels with different sills and front airdam to yours.

Jasper Gilder

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2,166 posts

272 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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GV said:
I once interviewed a rival dealer who wasn't very complimentary about Haughins and their attempts to market their supercharged Wedges over above what the factory had been producing at the time. It was linked to favouritism by the late Peter Wheeler and the two rival dealerships...
Read my forthcoming piece in Sprint

Jasper Gilder

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2,166 posts

272 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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Englishman said:
I bought my 390SE from David in 1987:
Didn't I spot your Sag in the car park at Wincanton Transport about 2 years ago?

swanny71

2,849 posts

208 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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Don't have a Haughins car but do have many fond memories of them.

I'm also a Barrow boy, lived on Holker Street so Haughins was at the bottom of my road. The sound of the big Wedges that rumbled in and out of there are the reason I love TVR's so much. I swear I could tell if it was 350/390/400 etc just by ear nerd

I had the Fast Lane/Performance Car pics of the SX on my bedroom wall and the sense of pride I used to feel because they had been 'built' just down the road was immense smile

Sad what happened

Englishman

2,215 posts

209 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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Wedg1e said:
Assuming you hadn't changed anything, that must have been an early full-on Series 2 then. Mine was registered 7th September and has the earlier pattern wheels with different sills and front airdam to yours.
Yes, it was an S2 delivered October '87 IIRC. It was advertised on here a year or two ago and still looked good.

Englishman

2,215 posts

209 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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Jasper Gilder said:
Didn't I spot your Sag in the car park at Wincanton Transport about 2 years ago?
You did indeed - I'm still enjoying it too.

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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Trickie Dickie said:
Adam should be along soon as his SX is G321 NEO
I have nothing to whine about!!! (sic)

- Adam

Jasper Gilder

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2,166 posts

272 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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About time you bought that car on a Spain Tour Adam!

dixiebabes

3,111 posts

223 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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Worked in Barrow late ninetys and every single car had a big bore performance exhaust on it. TVR noise must have rubbed off onto the general public eh.

Dix

dbv8

8,655 posts

219 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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dixiebabes said:
Worked in Barrow late ninetys and every single car had a big bore performance exhaust on it. TVR noise must have rubbed off onto the general public eh.

Dix
laugh
I had a very infamous SD1 with a home made stainless exhaust with a single box. It had a 4" tailpipe at 1 point


Chauffeurdude

77 posts

186 months

Saturday 7th January 2012
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My 350i is an early series 2 in white - D434 AEO. Still has the original Haughins dealer number plates and Haughins sticker in red on front spoiler!!