Garages Gallery-Ancient and Modern

[NewcastleFalcon]

Neil

[CitroJim]

A nice A40 Farina

[NewcastleFalcon]

The original Garage
Not a Pick-up in red but this caught my eye at the Morris Leslie Sale

I bet you are wondering does it have a Fisher and Luldlow Body The answer is Yes!

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Just digging this one out again, seeing as I was conversing about it to the owner of a yellow Vauxhall Cavalier which was one of the very first of the launch of the model, and sold by Jake Robson at Consett.
It was built on 14th November 1975 and in the launch colour of signal yellow, with a claim to be the oldest surviving cavalier.

So in a return on-topic Jakie Robson's Garage a Consett Institution but now a LiDL . Vauxhall/Bedford garage and I am going to have to look up what brand of Petrol and Diesel they did. The triangular Globes should help...

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

I would go for Cleveland petrol there or possibly Fina as they are the only 2 triangular globes I can remember!

[NewcastleFalcon]

..and a link. The car transporter was one of the first owned by W.A. Glendenning of Shotley Bridge.



.and the little story to go with the photo shoot

The car transporter revolution!: New in 1960, SJR 100 was the first car transporter to be operated by WA Glendinning, of Shotley Bridge. Seen on Front Street in Consett, Ken tells us that this was something of a trial load. The Morris artic had just been painted by Bob Grindle, so it was taken up to JS Robson – the town’s Vauxhall dealer – so that the Burtonwood tail-lift could be tried out. John Thompson was the first regular driver of this outfit.

Neil