Car Dealerships

[hank 10]

Can anybody confirm there was a Singer ( pre Rootes) dealership on Ellin Street. I think the boss was William Batty.

[devlin 10]

My Mum and dad bought their first car an escort in the 70's and then a Fiesta either late 70's early 80's they used TC Harrison London Road and Brook Shaws near West Bar / Shalesmoor?

[westmoors 11]

Hi to FALLS and all the other contributers to car dealerships. I know the posts are quite old but I only found this site by accident when traling through Google the other day and being an ex pat from Sheffield now living in the south of England for the past 40 odd years it stirred some long forgotten memories as I was in the motor trade ( among other things ) for most of my working life . My first job as a 14 yrs old boy was at Brook Shaw Union Street and I was there when Brook Shaw himself was still alive ! I remember he died on a visit to the Ford plant at Dagenham sometime around 1945/6 collapsing on the loading jetty after the tour around the plant, the garage staff had been treated to the trip by him and I believe by Ford as well. Just after WW2 cars coming in for repair were still much more primative being mostly of the 1930's vintage, there were a very small trickle of new cars coming in but the wating list for a new car could run into 2 or 3 years as most went for export to pay our debts, ( how familliar this sounds again ) and even then for a couple of years the new ones still had the same basic engines and suspensions of their predecessors all very primative by modern day standards and so were working practice as I remember, I think there were a few lorries being produced but again all we saw were mostly old ones ! Ford had a clever and probably economical method of producing engins in those days, a basic 4 cylinder side valve design simply scaled up in size from 8 to 10,then 12 and finally 14 HP and reliying on the ex lincoln motors V8 in 24 and 30 hp versions, and they were side valve as well ! Happy day ? well looking back through the usual haze of nostalgia I think so. westmoors

[PaymePal 10]

Abbey Garage at Abbeydale Rd Sth bottom of Twentywell sold Renault in the 80's, think they were called Abbey 83. Gordon Lamb at Totley Rise sold Daihatsu, it's now a vets. Woodleigh in Holmesfield sold Reliant and it's now a block of flats. Machon Bank Motor Co sold Lancia until they rusted their way out of Britain, it's now a supermarket. Woodseats Motor Co were sited where KFC now is and i think they sold all makes nearly new...

Else Sports Cars were on City Rd where the car wash now is and was a caravan dealership before that, Geoff Battle was on London Rd and sold and leased Lotus.

Edited October 22, 2010 by PaymePal

[mally350z 10]

there used to be a hyundai dealership on crookes , where the st lukes is , but cant remember what it was called

[normanmarina 10]

My Dad had a BMC franchise.'Carmyles garage' penistone road,car sales,mechanics and body shop,also sold Total petrol,also had'Owlerton green garage,opposite 'Sportsman pub' repairs and petrol.Dad died very young in 1966,my mum carried on both garages alone until I think 1971ish when she bought lodge moor cafe.Both garages and the Sportsman are now demolished.

[PaymePal 10]

there used to be a hyundai dealership on crookes , where the st lukes is , but cant remember what it was called

 

Was it Towngate Motors or something like that?

[tony.p 10]

hi falls,car dealership weirhead garage on peniston rd thay sold bmc cars ,austin morris etc,also you could buy a good car at brocklhurst chesterfield, for 5 quid dep 7days aweek. tony p

[bullerboY 10]

Was it Towngate Motors or something like that?

It certainly was and owned by mr Gregory I think and just below where the filling station is was Stanleys motors owned by Stanley Singerman who was a bit of a character,there was also Sylvester Service stn on Sylvester st owned by Ronnie Cliffe another Character,he bought a real tiger for Sheffield Speedway.

[vitesse 10]

Nice to hear that a similar car from Hatfield has survived !

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Hello,

I recently bought a car which was originally dispached to Ernest Hatfield on Norfolk Street. It is a Triumph Vitesse 2l MKII convertible, original colour was "New White ". This car was produced in November 1968 and dispached on 22.November 1968 to E.W. Hatfield.

The MKII version was produced from autumn 1968 on - it was brand new on the market at this time and I believe that the car might be sold in spring 1969. So there is a chance that someone remebers a lovely convertible standing for months in the showroom.

The car is now, after 10 years in Holland, moved further to Mainz / Germany where I'm about to bring it back on the road.

Anyone remembers it?

[Puffin4 10]

There was a dealership on Broadfield Road, the name of which escapes me. I think it was next door to Arnold Laver and they sold very droolable AC cars.

 

Mike

[Puffin4 10]

No one seems to have mentioned Leo's Car Mart. I can't remember the name of the Road, but The Empire was across the street from it. Leo sold large American gas guzzlers.

 

Mike