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 ALDI . 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

[NewcastleFalcon]

From the days when even the tiniest of settlements had their own petrol pumps

I remember these pumps. Didn't think there would be any pictures of them, but it is one of the good things about about some of the community facebook "past and present" groups, they provide a home for collections of old images of people and places, otherwise inaccessible in private collections, and otherwise heading inexorably for "clear outs and skips".

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

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

Not Jake Robson's but indeed a triangular globe FINA station, not more than ½ mile away at Delves Lane Consett.
Nice image in it own right. The marketing name on the petrol FINA "mixture" not very exciting...hardly expect a "Tiger in your Tank" from "Fina Mixture".

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

I wonder if that referred to 2 stroke?

[NewcastleFalcon]

Meanwhile at Jake Robson's Garage
from the period where the cars on offer were...
New
"Vivas, Chevettes, Cavaliers and VX saloons"

And the newest used car on the list were P reg (1996/97) a Viva & a VX.
With Marina's Allegros and even a K-reg Imp appearing on the list.

Guessing the ad is probably around 1998/99

Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Nice article here from the Leicester Mercury...Cleveland and Fina triangular globes too.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news ... ed-1185125

Does every picture tell a story
One for the very observant..

In the case of the car in the photo, a lovely old Rover 90, the eagle-eyed may notice keys in the boot lock. This is because the boot had to be opened to release the petrol cap flap! The attendant would then have to secure the flap and hand the keys back to the driver before he could re-start the engine.

The other thing is the free-house pub like provision of different brands with their different globes, and of course the
attended service and the white coat, and the redex pumpy thing.

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

On my way home from collecting my gasket, story soon to appear on DIY Motoring, I went through a village which could have been in Australia and saw this gem:

MTMO

MTMO

Despite no longer selling cars or fuel they still have a thriving workshop which you can just see the corner of in picture 2.

I think it may be a rent workshop space type place as there didn't seem to be any form of reception!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Lots of interesting threads on the FCF, time for a bit of gardening on this one.

Coldingham Scottish Borders. Bit old-fashioned looking but with a modern enough repair workshop at the side, but some time since those pumps delivered any fuel it would seem. Large former proprietors house behind the forecourt adds to the "of a different era" premises.

Neil

[CitroJim]

The current state of my favourite garage... The books are now open for predictions of when it will become a heap of rubble!

We hear rumours it's all going to be razed to the ground for houses to be built on the site...

That's very unlikely as it's a listed building and the oldest in town... Good to see a classic car there