The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Haven't seen one of those for years

Just remembered Prime and Cowles, the Rover dealer where I used to have my cars mot'd, used to be BL dealer. I knew of a few local Dolomite's in Halesworth that were supplied by Prime and Cowles. One was a green Dolomite 1300 and the other was a Dolomite 1500 SE. Both cars remained local for many years. Sadly the dealership closed down in 1998 and was largely demolised a day or so after trading ceased. The site was turned into a select small housing estate. As the foreman of the garage commented "old man Prime would turn in his grave if could see this now".

Steve

My old Spitfire was supplied by P J Evans of Brimingham. Remained unsold for least 8 to 9 months. Great pictures Ben.

Steve

Thanks for the information that is being provided. I am sure this will serve well for future purposes.

Also,Just received an email from Derek Tew from BMHIT.

For all the information related to triumph publications,locations and dealer and distributor info they have advised a visit to their "reading room"

http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/ ... ding-room/

Millions of archives,which can be accessed and so on... (Does anyone leave nearby who fancies a little bit of detective work?)

I would like to visit,myself at some point in the near future.

Another note was from a member of club triumph,who has 100's of pages full of triumph sales directories (which might not be available for some time as he is currently studying at uni,but making the list into a PDF is something he personally would like to do). So.. plenty of good news.

I wasn't going to dis-regard Autoshite as any news is welcome,regardless of where it comes from. (just wanted to spread the word around the "make and model" side of the car forums. where autoshite is a "free-for-all" based forum,aimed at any classic in particular.

This list is coming along very nicely!

Rob

Triumph Dealers and Distributors.

Basingstoke (Hants) Steels Garage,Baskingstoke Ltd
London Road
Tel: Basingstoke 24444

Beaconsfield (Bucks) Hughes of Beaconsfield Limited
Station Road
Tel: Beaconsfield 2414

Bourne (Lincs) Raymond Mays and Partners Limited
Spalding Road
Tel: bourne 2285

Calne (Wilts) White Horse Garage
Chershill
Tel: Calne 2254

Chatham (Kent) Russel of Chatham Ltd
Medway Street
Tel: Medway 41122

Cheam (Surrey) Cheam motor distributors Co
Ewell Road
Tel: 01-642 0125

Cockfosters (Herts) Broadfields Garage And Engine Co Ltd
Standard House
Tel: 01-449 7301

Cranleigh (surrey) Cranleigh Motor Co Ltd.
Tel: Cranleigh 3011

Dorking(Surrey) F.W. Mays & Co Ltd
South Street
Tel: Dorking 2244/5

Edgbaston (Birmingham) 17 Winchurch Motors Ltd
Sandon Road
Tel: 021-429 2226

Epsom (Surrey) Page Motors (Distributors)
78 high street and east street
Tel: Epsom 26422 and 20204

Guildford (Surrey) Puttocks Ltd
By-pass road
Tel: Guildford 60751

Hindhead (Surrey) Rardley motors
Headly road grays hill (possibly hill? )
Tel: hindhead 5363

Hounslow (Middlesex) Stanleys Motors (hounslow) ltd
115-123 Staines Road
Tel: 01-570 2540

Leatherhead(Surrey) Lankestens (lankstens?) (Leatherhead) ltd
Woodbridge Corner
Tel: Leatherhead 4792

London N.W 7
Hillwood Motors
Mill hill Circus
Tel: 01-959 4323

London N.W. 10. Derek J Kettering (Kettering??? (words look jumbled and can't be made out at the end of kettering) Motors Ltd
375-381 North Circular Road Nersden ?
Tel: 01-156 7483

London N.W. 11
castle Garage
713 Finchley Road,childs Hill
Tel: 01-358 4455

London S.E.5 Bloomfields Cars (london) Ltd
90-110 Camberwell Road
Tel: 01-703 3021

London S.E.20 Ancaster Garages H.E Coles & Co Ltd
61 Croydon Road,Penge(pence or penac?)
Tel: 01-778 8981

London S.W. 11. Naylow & Root Ltd
230 Lavender Hill Clapham Junction
Tel: 01-228 6480

London W.1. Jack Alpe
50 Marylebone hight st
Tel: 01-935 1124

London W1X 4LP H.A. Fox & Co. Ltd.
34 dover street
Tel: 01-499 8962

London W.1. Poland Street Garage
51 Poland street
Tel: 01-437 9010

London W.2. R.S. Currie & Co.Lt.d
105 Borune Grove
Tel: 01-229 0085

Richmond (Surrey) Weston's Garage (Kew) Ltd
97 North Road
Tel: 01-876 8286

ST. Albans (Herts) Herts Motors (St. Albans) Ltd.
Acrewood Way,Hatfield Road
Tel: St.Albans 56021

Sanderstead(Surrey) Leatherwood's Garage Ltd
367 Limpsfield Road
Tel: 01-657 4478/9

Sevenoaks (kent) Davis Garages(W. Davis &Sons)
Sevenoaks ltd
St Johns Hill
Tel: Sevenoaks 55174

Slough (Bucks) Mamos (Slough) Ltd
57 Farnham Road
Tel: Slough 24001

Weybridge (Surrey) Griffins Garage (Weybridge) ltd
Oatlands Drive
Tel: Weybridge 42318

Worthing (Sussex) booters Garage Ltd
53 Water Street West
Tel: Worthing (number missing)

Harvey Hudson, Land Rover, Rover & Triumph dealer
South Woodford E18
Tel: 01-989 6644

I'll second that - my first car!!

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1959 TR3A, 1970 Triumph 1300, 1974 Toledo
Thanks Photobucket

The pedant in me has to point out that phone number as incorrect. 989 was the code for the Wanstead E11 Exchange, not Catford.

And 01-989 6644 was the number for Harvey Hudson, Land Rover, Rover & Triumph dealer in South Woodford E18

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Currently over 35 years worth of fixing 35 boxes.
Hoping to reach 65 years worth of fixing 65 boxes.

I won't post yet another picture of my modified 12 estate in this thread as that would be unfair on Rob and I've no wish to interrupt his wonderful efforts to research the significant information dealt with here, but using the forum search, the slate green 12TL can be seen in the spots thread and probably elsewhere too.
I do, however, know of three other owners (past and present) of Dolomite-shaped cars who've also owned 12s, maybe it's something in the water?

Thank you for pointing this out and hope this is now correct - would catford code be 698 ?

Some more for you Rob, these may well be doubles for some you have? These are for franchises for January 1972 (launch of the Dolomite).









Berkeley Square was one of the main dealers and had a lot of dealings with Americans wanting to do personal imports. It is the subject of the Book In The Shadow Of My Father. The Author was a head salesman there (well worth a read). It reminded a car dealership throughout the Eighties (Audi) and I believe now is a coffee shop or such like.

Yes, and the number you gave, with that code is Henlys Catford.

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Currently over 35 years worth of fixing 35 boxes.
Hoping to reach 65 years worth of fixing 65 boxes.

is this now correct?

If anyone spots anything that isn't correct please do not hesitate to post and correct this.

And many thanks for those photo's Dolowighty! I think there's a few numbers and info we can use from those ads! including Rossleigh ( I believe howard has been looking for the dealership logo for sometime (I know this isn't quite a dealership sticker,but the dealership advert and stickers only differed slightly (included the phone number and location somewhere in the sticker (usually along the bottom,underneath the main text)

Thank I will be updating in due course.

Anymore photo's like the above are very,very welcome!! (including any photo's of any dealership stickers )

Thanks

Rob

More Henley Distributors (Will remove or edit double posts)

15-17 Berkeley Square
W1X 5HE
Tel: 01-629 8818

385 Euston Road
NW1 3AX
tel: 01-387 444

1-5 Peter Street Manchester 2
Tel: 061-624 3657

Henleys Corner Kenpas Highway Coventry CV3 6PE
Tel: 411515

King Street,Oldham
Tel: 061-624 3657

Hounslow West
Tel: 01-570 5442

Catford SE 6
Tel: 01-624 1144. Croydon Tel: 01-684 4283. Watford (Garston) Tel: 73261

Parkway NW1
Tel: 01-486 5721

Hendon NW9
Tel: 01-205 4031

Clapton E5
Tel: 01-806 2214


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Misc Distributors

Macharg,Rennie & Lindsay LTD.
(Triumph Distributors)

2-28 Berkeley Street,Charing Cross,Glasgow
G3 7DP
Tel: 041 221 5481

Stanleys Of Hounslow
115-123 Staines Road,Hounslow,Middlesex
Tel: 01-570 2540

Lex Motor Company (Bexleyheath Ltd) Triumph Distributors
74 The Broadway,Bexleyheath,Kent
Tel: 01-303 6363

Hollingdrake Automobile Co Ltd (Triumph Distributor)
(Lancashire,Cheshire & North wales
Town Hall Square Stockport
Tel: 061 480 4464

Hollingdrake
Wellington Road south,Stockport
Tel: 061 480 3846/7

Hollingdrake
Service Station,Brook Garage,Prestbury
Tel: Prestbury 89105

Hollingdrake
Princes drive,Colwyn Bay
Tel: 0492 30322

Hollingdrakes Of Warrington Ltd Warrington Road,Penketh,nr warrington.
Tel: Penketh 5611

Rossleigh
32 Shandwick Place,Edinburgh
Tel: 031-225 7243
(Rossleigh were also available at:
Aberdeen
Dundee
Perth
Kirkcaldy
Stirling
Hawick
Newcastle upon tyne
(The above do not include contact numbers or address's (will look this up)

For Triumph in Bucks & Middx,Mamos

Mamps Slough Ltd
57 Farnham Road,Slough,Bucks
Tel: Slough 24001

Iver Service Garages Ltd
High Street,Iver,Bucks
Tel: Iver 463

Middlesex Motors (Harrow) Ltd
Station Road,Harrow,Middlesex
Tel: 01-427 0022

Middlesex Motors Queensbury Ltd
Honeypot Lane,Stanmore, Middlesex
Tel: 01-952 7373

Byatts Of Fenton Ltd (Triumph Distributor)
Victoria Road,Fenton,Stoke-on-trent
Tel: 4811

Whitemoor Garage Kenilworth
Whitmoor Road,Kenilworth,Warks
Tel: 53856

Boundry Garage (Triumph Distributor)
Woodville,Nr Burton On Trent
Tel: Swadlincote 7836

Brompton Garage (Triumph Dealership and Servicing)
107-109 Old Brampton Road SW7
Tel:589 3621

Berkeley Square Garages Limited
Londons Main Area Dealer

7 Berkeley Square,London
W1X 6DJ
Tel: 01-499 4343

Berkeley Square Garages Limited
Vauxhall Bridge, S.E 1
Tel: 01-735 5321

Berkeley Square Garages Limited
Castle Garage,Finchley Road N.W.11.
Tel: 01-458 4455/6/7

Finally rememered where the family 1500HL came from in early 1981.
It was Patrick Motors,Kingtanding Road or College road(it was on a junction) again in Birmingham,probably B44 area code.

Rossleigh haven't had a presence in Newcastle since 1972, their only remaining dealership now is in Bradford and they carry Reliant, Piaggio, Aixam and/or Microcar and/or Ligier.

How the mighty have fallen.