Castle Lotus/ Hilton & Moss - which name means more to you?
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Some of you will be familiar with Castle Lotus/ Hilton & Moss (I hope!), so I was hoping for some feedback. Castle Lotus renamed itself last year as Hilton & Moss Sportscars to integrate the marketing with the new flagship classic car restoration business. However, Castle Lotus ( + Castle TVR) is/was a relatively well known name in those circles, so I'd like to know which name/ brand you prefer or are most familiar with. From a franchise point of view, we are still known as Castle on the Group Lotus website.
Any feedback gratefully received (preferably of the helpful variety......)!
Thanks All.
Any feedback gratefully received (preferably of the helpful variety......)!
Thanks All.
I would challenge the statement on your website (Hilton & Moss) though;
But i would have to agree with TJS10, to me it sounds a bit odd to suddenly rebrand it when every knows of you as Castle. I would stick with Castle for Lotus & TVR and H&M for the Classics. Nice looking workshop by the way, you guys have an impressive set up there by the looks of it, i was half tempted by the Cerbera you recently sold but i'm constantly away for work at the moment so pointless getting one at the moment.
All the best.
Ian Cunningham said:
He was instrumental in the creation and development of Castle Sports Cars in 1991, and securing it’s Lotus franchise in 1993...
I didn't think Castle took on Lotus until the very early 00's as Nelmes were the Essex dealer and Bridge Motors before them? Unless you can tell me otherwise...But i would have to agree with TJS10, to me it sounds a bit odd to suddenly rebrand it when every knows of you as Castle. I would stick with Castle for Lotus & TVR and H&M for the Classics. Nice looking workshop by the way, you guys have an impressive set up there by the looks of it, i was half tempted by the Cerbera you recently sold but i'm constantly away for work at the moment so pointless getting one at the moment.
All the best.
Dodgey_Rog said:
I would challenge the statement on your website (Hilton & Moss) though;
But i would have to agree with TJS10, to me it sounds a bit odd to suddenly rebrand it when every knows of you as Castle. I would stick with Castle for Lotus & TVR and H&M for the Classics. Nice looking workshop by the way, you guys have an impressive set up there by the looks of it, i was half tempted by the Cerbera you recently sold but i'm constantly away for work at the moment so pointless getting one at the moment.
All the best.
Rog has got it! 'H&M Classics'Ian Cunningham said:
He was instrumental in the creation and development of Castle Sports Cars in 1991, and securing it’s Lotus franchise in 1993...
I didn't think Castle took on Lotus until the very early 00's as Nelmes were the Essex dealer and Bridge Motors before them? Unless you can tell me otherwise...But i would have to agree with TJS10, to me it sounds a bit odd to suddenly rebrand it when every knows of you as Castle. I would stick with Castle for Lotus & TVR and H&M for the Classics. Nice looking workshop by the way, you guys have an impressive set up there by the looks of it, i was half tempted by the Cerbera you recently sold but i'm constantly away for work at the moment so pointless getting one at the moment.
All the best.
The Hilton part always makes me think of a young lady that made some shocking home video.
The new works shop and hole set up looks great. Its always a pleasure to come up and look at your cars and try and tempted myself out of a elise and into something diffrent.
Still a shame you could take my dad out in the Tuscan. I bet he would have taken it.
The new works shop and hole set up looks great. Its always a pleasure to come up and look at your cars and try and tempted myself out of a elise and into something diffrent.
Still a shame you could take my dad out in the Tuscan. I bet he would have taken it.
Let's be honest, you have two completley different target audiences.
I am certainly not going to be chopping my Elise in for a concours XK150 any time soon!
Whether you like it or not, I suspect a lot of people see the POA prices for most of your 'blue chip' stock and dont even bother even getting a quote to service their £10k Lotus or TVR.
I am certainly not going to be chopping my Elise in for a concours XK150 any time soon!
Whether you like it or not, I suspect a lot of people see the POA prices for most of your 'blue chip' stock and dont even bother even getting a quote to service their £10k Lotus or TVR.
It won't matter what a company calls itself if, when a potential customer turns up the two blokes sitting back in their chairs can hardly be arsed to answer any questions, and then when the customer eventually finds out that the launch spec 2/11 he wanted to view is "in the paintshop" they then can't be bothered to ring as promised when it's back. Two months later it was still for sale.
Not the best experience by far.
Not the best experience by far.
northo said:
Just had a quick glance at the workshop/ forecourt to see what we have in 
Being a little picky but that first picture shows to me that your dealing with more family vehicles than Lotuses or TVRs. If I hadn't had my Lotus serviced by yourselves it could actually put me off because I could wrongly believe that you didn't have the appropriate experience.Gassing Station | General Lotus Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff