Old, Long Forgotten Car Dealers

John Larkin · 02-09-2014 07:03PM

Junction of Belmont Avenue and Donnybrook Road, Dublin.

BonnieSituation · 02-09-2014 07:17PM

You're a star.

Red Kev · 03-09-2014 11:57AM

BonnieSituation wrote: »

I'm guessing then you could take a stab at telling me where this was?

Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire on the right ? Rare car even for that time.

mb1725 · 03-09-2014 02:14PM

Red Kev wrote: »

Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire on the right ? Rare car even for that time.

FZA 800 is still on the system and on €56 tax.

macplaxton · 03-09-2014 07:12PM

mb1725 wrote: »

FZA 800 is still on the system and on €56 tax.

Not on the motor tax site though.

hi5 · 04-09-2014 12:01PM

J Kelly, Morris dealer, Catherine Street, Waterford, 1928
Looks like a trade plate on the last car.

Standard Toaster · 04-09-2014 03:05PM

The place hasn't changed much at all, same windows and all.

http://www.whatwasthere.com/browse.aspx#!/ll/52.258467,-7.10783600000002/id/69339/info/sv/zoom/14/

BonnieSituation · 04-09-2014 03:52PM

That's class.

mb1725 · 04-09-2014 07:50PM

macplaxton wrote: »

Not on the motor tax site though.

Oooh yes it is!!

hi5 · 04-09-2014 09:38PM

Its down as 'other' 'other' so it could turn up as anything!
FZA 800
http://www.donedeal.ie/donedeal/publish/vehicleLookup.jsp

macplaxton · 04-09-2014 09:42PM

Ya pulling ma plum!

(Unless of course I've been banned from the site, which I don't think I am.)

mb1725 · 04-09-2014 10:07PM

My screen grab has different departmental text at bottom too, maybe you have an older link to site?

macplaxton · 04-09-2014 10:29PM

I've worked it out.

You've done a Motor Tax Rates search, I've done a Vehicle Transaction Enquiry.

500man · 05-09-2014 10:18PM

Have a Fiat 124 that was bought new in Kellys in 1971 has the sticker on back window and the receipt form day of purchase

mattroche · 06-09-2014 01:45AM

I have some lovely pictures of MOORPARK GARAGE, Birr, ( J.J.Hoare ) who was a Main V.W. Dealer, taken in 1962/3 but I don't know how to down load them on to Boards.!! Any help appreciated.

joaniep · 26-09-2014 11:57AM

Hi does anyone remember any dealers in the Sutton Howth area that would have gone out of business in the 80's/90's?

exador · 26-09-2014 05:22PM

Teelings garage were just before Howth on the left hand side..I know they had a Citroen dealership later where Beshoff is now..back then they had petrol pumps as well in the site just past where BESHOFF is now.

Then further up on the right hand side was Charlie Youngs Garage .. same Family as Youngs Kilkenny..K& H at Sutton Cross but I think they are still there ? Charlie Young had PETROL station as well..TEXACO I think ?

Odyssey 2005 · 27-09-2014 11:21AM

:Was there something on the left hand side on the way into the village just before the train station.
Dooh! Just read exador's post properly....:mad:

joaniep · 02-10-2014 08:57PM

Anyone remember the first name of the owner of Teelings? and is there any connection between that one and the current citroen dealers (Teeling Motors) in Howth?

exador · 02-10-2014 09:01PM

Citroen dealer is no longer there...Beshoffs now.

As far as I remember the Citroen dealer was one of a few brothers that had the petrol station next door...Think it was their Fathers Business before that.

BowWow · 02-10-2014 10:35PM

Citroen dealer was Barry Teeling, dont know the father's name.

neris · 14-10-2014 07:19PM

Think the original Teeling was a John Teeling. The petrol station was in what is now the Garden Centre. Tom Walsh in Baldoyle got the Citreon dealership the. Rumour had it the garage/petrol station site sold for about €12 million at the time.

There used to be a shell station on Green field Road in Sutton and I think near the end of its life it had a 2nd hand car dealer (may have been micahel grant) but that was going in the early 2000s. Now two houses and a solicitors office

obk2017 · 18-07-2018 10:39PM

Kiri, I'm researching McCairns motors and would love some info!

red sean · 26-07-2018 11:30AM

Not an old long forgotten dealer, but I thought I'd post this anyway:
https://www.rte.ie/news/special-reports/2018/0726/981158-westport-garage/

A nice story but at an end sadly.

tc20 · 26-07-2018 12:08PM

^ a nice article that Sean. A great bit of history, charting the advances in the movement of people by mechanical means. I wish them well, and hope they benefit greatly from the (I'm guessing) sale of the memorabilia. A nice touch to have the former employees gather.

kev1.3s · 26-07-2018 05:45PM

It's a shame to see it go, not many like that one left anymore.

Max Headroom · 26-07-2018 06:29PM

If i won the lotto...............:)

gfwd · 30-07-2018 03:18PM

If you're on Facebook you'll enjoy our page called 'The Golden Age of Irish Garages and Petrol Stations'. Lots of old pics to have a look at and lots of info from people who've worked in the trade down the years.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/186452771925056/

Tonyaus · 21-01-2022 06:45AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/71565422#Comment_71565422

O'Shea's of Cork. Also Opel distributers

Tonyaus · 21-01-2022 06:45AM

Old, Long Forgotten Car Dealers

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