Glasgow car dealers in the 60's -70's
Discussion
Cabb said:
Tomkins Garage was just off the Edinburgh Rd across from Lightburn Hospital it’s now lying empty and boarded up
Is the service department now a workshop for Glasgow Private Hire? I know the petrol station was a hand car wash for a while, but that seems to have closed as well.S2red said:
Was it not Watsons in Cumbernauld or did it then become Divers? Tompkins Vauxhall was in Queenslie
You are correct , Tomkins were the Vauxhall dealers but at Edinburgh Rd / across from Lightburn hospital . Watsons were never in Queenslie . Watsons had branches in Airdrie , Coatbridge , Bellshill , Cumbernauld and Glasgow Edited by S2red on Monday 20th April 11:32
Edited by S2red on Monday 20th April 12:38
Rameez-Q said:
Not read the full thread but the car dealer at the Lock 27 in Anniesland//Bearsden always had nice cars! A nice diablo was sat there for a while!
Edit, probably came around a lot later than the 60-70s!
If this is the garage at Bearsden rd / Temple rd at the canal , it was a garage in the 60/ 70s and specialised in Skodas .Temple Sawmill was across the road but now houses . Edit, probably came around a lot later than the 60-70s!
Edited by Rameez-Q on Tuesday 21st April 23:11
Plastic chicken said:
Anybody remember Peat Road Motors and Archers? Both had the Lada franchise, Archers had Yugo & Proton also, and they all made a fortune in their heyday, when Glasgow went mad for a new car for the price of a round of drinks. There's a lot more chat about them on hiddenglasgow.com.
If memory serves me right , PRM and Archers used to advertise the Lada for £2999 . Terrible cars, but you get what you pay for .r.s.logan said:
Rameez-Q said:
Not read the full thread but the car dealer at the Lock 27 in Anniesland//Bearsden always had nice cars! A nice diablo was sat there for a while!
Edit, probably came around a lot later than the 60-70s!
If this is the garage at Bearsden rd / Temple rd at the canal , it was a garage in the 60/ 70s and specialised in Skodas .Temple Sawmill was across the road but now houses . Edit, probably came around a lot later than the 60-70s!
Edited by Rameez-Q on Tuesday 21st April 23:11
It was Taylors of Anniesland when I had the odd occasion to deal with them .At that time Skodas were not as popular as today and we rarely took any in for repair or servicing .If they were crazy enough to let someone drive off on a test drive alone , hell mend them for being so stupid . I have known of some salesmen getting caught out when stepping out to change over seats / drivers on test drive and they were left at roadside as car sped off into the distance .
S2red said:
I remember that http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1656456.stm
It was true, but much more recent than I remember...thanks for that! rs you're right, Colin & Austin Thomas's place was much further down Gt Western Rd near Clydebank, and it was a Volvo franchise.
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