Austin Main Agents / Dealers

[Andrew Fallon]

Hi All

Pulling together all the Austin Dealers in one file with images proved to be a problem with the file size and I kept finding information on the other makes of cars, a lot of which I was not aware of and it seamed a shame to lose the information on the other makes.

I blame JonE for this bit, I set up a website/blog for all the information.  Before you lose interest as it has other makes of cars, the info so far does appear to be predominantly Austin and I stopped the information in 1939 so just prewar.  The site is split into each registration area for UK and Ireland and separate section for overseas.  I have quite a bit on New Zealand so those dealers may be next.

Thanks to JonE for his help and keeping it quiet while I got it set up with some content.  So far I have 25 Dealerships with details, and over 2,000 to go, although if the name or address changed they are in there twice or if I have used the info from a Michelin Guide which lists who they were agents for then that is a separate entry.  Have a look it should make sense then I hope...

What about the Austin dealers merged into one list? I hear you cry..  Squeak has lent me a his Dealers books and so far I have merged his 1929 copy with the 1936 from the association and 1937 from the David in the Devon A7 Club.  All this is still in one file/list with no additional info so just as Austin would have collated all the info over the years.  Why they listed the London Dealers alphabetical and not by area, don't know but to a long time to sort through.  The updated list is on the Help / Resources section,  if you can't find it i'll make it more obvious.

I have added some adverts to the dealers information.  Some do show that you can't trust the iillustration, if you look at Pass and Joyce you will see and image of the shop front but when you look at their other shop front image they changed the signs on the shop to suit the make of car advertised.

The above may be to much info, and the website may be to complex, who knows.  But have a look click on Updates / News on the left and scroll down, or scroll down and click on "Austin" on the left.

Thanks for those who shared information with me, I will ask if I can use on the website in a PM or just let me know.

www.prewardealerships.wordpress.com

Douglas

Douglas,

Here's a picture of a Luke & Hogg nameplate that I found on an Scottish (SH) registered RP Saloon.