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Old, Long Forgotten Car Dealers

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    #242
    pmac086
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭pmac086


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Who has the old Daag place now? I know Kealys had it for a good while but they moved to Sandyford a couple of years back.

    Apologies to Michael for misspelling his surname. Sorry cant say, seem to go through car dealers every few months. loosing track at this stage.


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    #243
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    pmac086 wrote: »
    this was all around the time when Paddy Hayes ( of Ford and then Waterford Crystal) sold the Renault Franchise for 1 Punt and Bill opened the showrooms as Diamond cars.

    Bill Cullen bought the Renault franchise from the Smith Grp I thought.


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    #244
    pmac086
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭pmac086


    BowWow wrote: »
    Bill Cullen bought the Renault franchise from the Smith Grp I thought.

    Your not wrong Waterford Crystal owned the Smith Group that had the Renault distribution rights, Paddy Hayes was brought in from Ford after he closed it down and told 1000 people they had no jobs, and he got rid of Renault by giving it to Cullen for a quid ,


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    #245
    Type 17
    Registered Users Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭Type 17


    Rathdown Motors to close…

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1102/rathdown-motors-to-close-after-25-years-business.html


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    #246
    pmac086
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭pmac086


    Type 17 wrote: »
    Rathdown Motors to close…

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/1102/rathdown-motors-to-close-after-25-years-business.html

    Sad to see it close, amazed with Honda and Hyundai, 2 super franchises.
    Distributors will need to give their dealers a better deal to help them through this recession or else a lot more will go.


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    #247
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    pmac086 wrote: »
    Sad to see it close, amazed with Honda and Hyundai, 2 super franchises.
    Distributors will need to give their dealers a better deal to help them through this recession or else a lot more will go.

    They wouldn't be top franchise's. If Appleyard couldn't manage with Ford it makes it difficult to see how others can survive.


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    #248
    pmac086
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭pmac086


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    They wouldn't be top franchise's. If Appleyard couldn't manage with Ford it makes it difficult to see how others can survive.

    The industry is in a state, mo doubt, lets wish the Spirit Group every success in their takeover of the Appleyard premises , they will continue with the Ford Franchise and similar staff numbers.
    Ford may be considered one of the top but its living on the Focus, would prefer the Hyundai, Audi, Volkswagen, as a group under one roof. Ford will not share !!!


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    #249
    delthedriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭delthedriver


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Which then became George Daag motors I presume?

    I can recall George Dagg Motors going back to the early 70's. from memory they were Fiat and Lancia dealers. At that stage they were in Church Place Rathmines.


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    #250
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    delthedriver wrote: »
    I can recall George Dagg Motors going back to the early 70's. from memory they were Fiat and Lancia dealers. At that stage they were in Church Place Rathmines.

    I was only a chap then but they were Mazda and Peugeot in the 90's.


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    #251
    delthedriver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭delthedriver


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    I was only a chap then but they were Mazda and Peugeot in the 90's.
    Correct. Beginning to show my age. The Dagg family were very nice people to deal with. George Snr. and Jnr were absolute gentlemen. Some of the younger members of the family went on to represent Ireland in various sports.


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    #252
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    delthedriver wrote: »
    Correct. Beginning to show my age. The Dagg family were very nice people to deal with. George Snr. and Jnr were absolute gentlemen. Some of the younger members of the family went on to represent Ireland in various sports.

    Hockey. ;)


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    #253
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,956 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    A few pictures of Dublin dealers and garages from the 1960's and 1970's.

    1FordGarage.jpg

    2Linders.jpg

    3SmithfieldMotors.jpg

    4MillerMotors.jpg

    5FiatFactory1971.jpg


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    #254
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    Great pictures - where was Miller Mtrs?


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    #255
    Big Nasty
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    Excellent pics Wishbone.

    Have you any more of Smithfield? My father used to work there.


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    #256
    Wishbone Ash
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    .....and a few Dublin filling stations:


    11ClontarfGarage.jpg

    12BPGarage.jpg

    13DonnellysGarage.jpg

    14HarryBriggs.jpg

    15MervilleGarage.jpg

    16TexacoGarage.jpg


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    #257
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,956 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    Anyone know where the BP and Texaco stations were?
    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Excellent pics Wishbone.

    Have you any more of Smithfield? My father used to work there.
    Don't think so but have a look where I got them in Dublin City Library Image Gallery under the Commercial section. Fantastic site but be warned - you may spend hours there.


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    #258
    Wishbone Ash
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    BowWow wrote: »
    Great pictures - where was Miller Mtrs?
    Jamestown Road, Finglas I think!


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    #259
    Wishbone Ash
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    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    Anyone know where the BP and Texaco stations were?
    I've just learned that the BP garage was on the Long Mile Road (1965) and Texaco garage was on the Chapelizod Road (1977).


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    #260
    exador
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭exador


    Could be wrong but is that the deadmans Inn in Chapelizod before the road beacame a dead end ? If it is then I remember there was a garage there in early 80's that was Austin Rover.. Possibly Fassndige and then Meredith ?

    was the BP Garage on the longmile road SMITHS Renault and then PMPA (Vauxhall) ?


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    #261
    The Falcon
    Registered Users Posts: 216 ✭✭The Falcon


    Remember Linders of Smithfield (Toyota dealers in latter years?) - since moved to Chapelizod.

    Also remember Dublin Garages on the Cabra Road (this was previously known as TSA). Was renamed DG Opel. They moved to Ashtown on the Navan Road but think they may have been taken over since.


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    #262
    pmac086
    Registered Users Posts: 55 ✭✭pmac086


    Geeze, it does bring back memories, fab pictures thank you to the contributor
    The Linders is particularly interesting, advertising no less then 9 franchises on one billboard, main dealers no less, Peugeot being the newest on the block, at that time the range was the 106, 204, 306, and the infamous 404. I thing Gormans Bros on the maxwell road was the only other Peugeot dealer I knew at the time ( early 80s )
    Look back into the picture at the advertising sign for the cheeses , all I believe are still there today, so much for the 9 marques !!!
    Fab picture, bring em on. I feel we will see a lot more sharing of franchises in the immediate future as definitely with our current climate no one dealer will be able to survive on just the one without distributor support.


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    #263
    mobby
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    exador wrote: »
    Could be wrong but is that the deadmans Inn in Chapelizod before the road beacame a dead end ? If it is then I remember there was a garage there in early 80's that was Austin Rover.. Possibly Fassndige and then Meredith ?

    was the BP Garage on the longmile road SMITHS Renault and then PMPA (Vauxhall) ?

    Nearly sure that is the old N4 at what is now the Fox hunter Pub, heading into Lucan Village. The garage is more our less still there as a 24hr Service Station.


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    #264
    exador
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭exador


    mobby wrote: »
    Nearly sure that is the old N4 at what is now the Fox hunter Pub, heading into Lucan Village. The garage is more our less still there as a 24hr Service Station.

    Ye ...when I look at it now I think you are right. I was thinking of the old road in Palmerstown Village that was closes off..What year was th photo taken? I would guess mid 70's by the cars...76?


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    #265
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,956 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    exador wrote: »
    ..What year was th photo taken? I would guess mid 70's by the cars...76?
    1977


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    #266
    exador
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭exador


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    1977

    close ...The BP on the Longmile Road looks like the building before White Bishop now Frank Keane totally redeveloped it. It was the old SAAB building ? It looks like the original building structure..noy sure what it was back in 65 but it looks very like the Building that SAAB used in mid 80s


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    #267
    exador
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭exador


    Wishbone Ash wrote: »
    .....and a few Dublin filling stations:


    11ClontarfGarage.jpg

    12BPGarage.jpg

    13DonnellysGarage.jpg

    14HarryBriggs.jpg

    15MervilleGarage.jpg

    16TexacoGarage.jpg

    Is the FORD GarageWaldens Parnell street? The shell garage looks like one in Greystones ?


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    #268
    exador
    Registered Users Posts: 661 ✭✭✭exador


    MCMLXXV wrote: »
    Excellent pics Wishbone.

    Have you any more of Smithfield? My father used to work there.

    Benburb Street or Kylemore Road?


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    #269
    Wishbone Ash
    Registered Users Posts: 24,956 ✭✭✭✭Wishbone Ash


    exador wrote: »
    Is the FORD GarageWaldens Parnell street? The shell garage looks like one in Greystones ?
    Yes - Waldens. Don't know where the Shell one is.


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    #270
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    exador wrote: »
    Benburb Street or Kylemore Road?

    Both. ;)


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    #271
    steinbock123
    Registered Users Posts: 602 ✭✭✭steinbock123


    The view of the Long Mile is at the junction with Walkinstown Avenue looking in the direction of Clondalkin. The BP garage is where Mooneys is now and the building in centre shot was Ruston Bucyrus, they sold excavators if I'm not mistaken. The site is now Frank Keane Volkswagen, but the building in the picture was there until relatively recently. It was Saab Ireland for a while, then sold to White Bishop Cars. The building to the left of it was the premises of Vigzol, they sold oil, wonder whatever happened to them? Here's a shot of the same junction looking towards the city, with a Consul Classic 375 bombing towards town. Wonder where BLI 777 is now ?? And check out the "footpaths" compared to the present day.


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