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Quantock Motors Ltd of Swindon - Triumph car dealers 106 |
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This post is about Triumph car dealers in the town of Swindon in Wiltshire UK. Quantock Motors Ltd sold and serviced Standard Triumph cars in Swindon for many years The business started out based on Devizes Road operating from a site that earlier was owned and operated by another business.
Some history
The Motor Engineering Company poses for the camera outside its Devizes Road premises of around 1910. The building remained in the trade, and later became Quantock Motors. It is now commercial premises, and the gap next door in the top picture has long been occupied by a series of restaurants.
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Devizes Road building Dutton Forshaw take overQuantock Motors Ltd was acquired by the Dutton Forshaw Group in 1976. Triumph car dealers in SwindonOctober 1955: Distributor Quantock Motors, Devices Road, 'phone 2073 October 1958, August 1961: Distributor Quantock Motors, Devices Road, 'phone 2073 Dealer Lucknow Garage (W H Golby), 2 Statton Road, phone Stratton St Magaret 2359 February 1965, September 1968, March 1970: Distributor Quantock Motors, Devices Road, 'phone 5283/4 March 1972: Distributor Quantock Motors, Devices Road, phone 0793 5283/4/5 Dealer A E Williams, Lechlade Road, Highworth phone 0793 76203 March 1974: Distributor Quantock Motors, Devices Road, phone 0793 5283/4/5 Dealer Westrop Motors (prop Great Bedwyn Motors), Lechlade Road, Highworth phone 0793 76203 May 1975: Distributor Quantock Motors, Dorcan Way, SN3 3RS phone 0793 5283/4/5 Dealer Westrop Motors (prop Great Bedwyn Motors), Lechlade Road, Highworth, SN6 7HG phone 0793 76203April 1979: Distributor Dutton Forshaw (Swindon) Ltd, Dorcan Way, SN3 3RS phone 0793 5283/4/5 Dealer Show and Service Week promotionStaff from Standard Triumph HQ visited the business and assisted the firm with week long Show and Service promotions. These were held by the firm at their Devices Road premises 13 to 17 February 1967.Plea for informationIf you have any information or recollections about Quantock Motors Ltd of Swindon Standard Triumph car dealers such as photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin Further information and sourcesLink to the other articles in this series.Link to facebook page: Triumph Car Dealers. Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors . I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html Picture credits: Quantock Motors, Swindon 1957 advertisement from Swindon Central library collection; Quantock Motors, Devices Road, Swindon 1961 from Swindon Central library collection; posted Mon 5th Apr 2021 |
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"Jason"
posts: 5907 Website Administrator RBRR organising team member North Hampshire group joined on Mon 20th Oct 2003 |
TR6 for sale |
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You can't keep them all, or so Mrs C keeps telling me. So, my TR6 needs a new home.  It's a 1970 UK car, with overdrive. Its all up and running well. I've had it for 7 years and its completed a few events and trips, in it over the years including a Round Britain Reliability Run, well I am on the Club Triumph organising team so it seemed necessary to do 2000 miles non stop in the TR. It's been used well and I've taken it to France and various trips with friends around the UK, it's never been home on a flatbed. When I acquired the car, back in 2012, it had been off the road for many years in dry store. I drove it home from Essex to Berkshire and apart from a little last minute high temperature when I came off the motorway, it was fine. The rise in temp was due to a poor connection to the electric fan. That's all been replaced now with a modern controller and in 2018 a new radiator. Shown below when fitted  Over the years I have replaced the inlets and linkages with refurbished ones from Neil Ferguson, along with a set of injectors and a metering unit just last year. I generally source my refurbished stuff from Neil as he's ex-Lucas and a helpful chap with decent prices. My next project car is Lucas injected too :-) Teaser image below!  Back to the TR6 - I've renewed most of the interior with standard vinyl, black carpets and new sound insulation. I rebuilt the seats underneath with new foam and webbing but using the original covers. I've added some hidden USB for phone charging and sat nav too. The suspension was a bit of a voyage of discovery, when I first had the car it was prone to wallow and not very comfortable over our bumpy A roads. I replaced springs and shocks for the RBRR but I went a little too low. The car came with a twin tail pipe exhaust system and that hung below the diff so we grounded out far too much. I replaced the exhaust system, including a tubular manifold, with a single pipe system - it's not too loud but gives a nice note. Over successive trips I tuned the suspension ride height with different thickness spring insulation pads. Ultimately I settled on Koni shocks on the front and uprated lever arms on the back, there are thicker pads top and bottom on the springs. That's the set up that's still on the car today and it's a good all round set-up, pliant and not too hard so it stays comfortable at speed and round town. There have been a few other improvements over the years, the RBRR suggested new halogen lamps and headlight units to improve the night driving experience. When the clutch release bearing was getting noisy, I renewed the complete clutch, I consciously went for the TR4 arrangement without the dowel, this is not as quiet as the TR6 arrangement but with a bronze carrier and no dowel it's far more long lasting - you don't get the wear notch that ruins the carrier. A trip to France in 2017 showed up a failing overdrive, it didn't let us down completely but it was close, I pulled it out and had it rebuilt. That took a little running in but it's good now. A fine crack in the original radiator lead to weird water loss when stood but nothing when used so I put in a new radiator last year. The hood is tight and the windows are clear, being tight it is a bit of a workout to fasten but it does mean that it's as waterproof as any Triumph I've owned. It's very good in even the worst weather. There's a tonneau cover that fits too.  The car was restored many years ago, when replacement panels fitted, and its still very good today. It's no concours motor, it's pretty and very useable. There are some cosmetics around the car that could be improved and things to tinker with if you're minded to. Why am I selling? Well, apart from not being able to keep them all, I have been pursuing a Vitesse for a few years now and just recently I managed to buy it - it needs investment and work and therefore I need to release funds and space. The TR6 is tax free and MoT exempt, I have service history from my ownership but very little prior to that. I'm hopeless with dates and realise that the above reads like a story but the order is a little wrong so I'll need to refer to the bills for the detailed chronology if any one's really interested! The advert is here https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1323171 Free cup of tea with any viewing, free biscuit to the buyer! posted Tue 30th Mar 2021 |
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"vitessesteve"
posts: 2379 Website Administrator Website Moderator Isle of Wight group joined on Mon 16th Oct 2006 |
Triumph 1300 Parts fiche and Spare Parts Catalogue |
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I have got copies of both the Triumph 1300 Parts fiche and Spare Parts Catalogue,
Download link preview coming soon I have got copies of both the Triumph 1300 Parts fiche and Spare Parts Catalogue,
Preview coming soon Donations to help me with the costs of running my websites would be welcome. |
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"vitessesteve"
posts: 2379 Website Administrator Website Moderator Isle of Wight group joined on Mon 16th Oct 2006 |
Halifax UK - Triumph car dealers 105 |
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This short post is about the garages that sold and serviced Standard Triumph vehicles in Halifax, Yorkshire UK. Central Garage (Halifax) LtdIn October 1958 a business called Central Garages (Halifax) Ltd were operating from 89 King Cross Road and were the area distributors for Standard Triumph. Do you know if this business was taken over by H J Car Sales?  H J Car Sales Later on H J Cars Sales traded out of the same building as Central Garage (Halifax) Ltd. At the time this photo was taken the firm were also dealing with Singer cars. Boyes Garages (Halifax) LtdBoyes ran several branches I have written about Boyes of Huddefield in a previous post. Hoffmans of HalifaxHoffmans were a chain of garages that sold Rolls Royce motor cars. I have written about Hoffmans of Sheffield in the past. In 1936 a public company was formed to acquire the Provincial Tramways Co[1]. Subsquently that business acquired Hoffmans of Halifax and Hoffmans of Sheffield in 1958. Triumph car dealers in HalifaxTriumph April 1938 March 1974: April 1979: Distributor Plea for informationIf you have any information or recollections about Standard Triumph car dealers in Halifax such as photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin Further information and sourcesLink to the other articles in this series.Link to facebook page: Triumph Car Dealers. Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors . I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html Picture credits: Central Garage photo from httpwww.halifaxpeople.comHistoric-KingCross.html; H J Sales photo posted to facebook. posted Wed 10th Feb 2021 |
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