Old, Long Forgotten Car Dealers

hi5

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

macplaxton

Ya pulling ma plum!



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

mb1725

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

macplaxton

I've worked it out.

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

500man

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

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

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

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

: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

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

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

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

neris

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

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

red sean

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

^ 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

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

Max Headroom

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

gfwd

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

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

O'Shea's of Cork. Also Opel distributers

Tonyaus

brookville

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/79314508#Comment_79314508

This place In the news recently. A ticktocker went inside and came across some lovely vehicles in their day. Is this place just left completely idle now?It might have a few unwelcome visitors with it being advertised

beachhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/71265831#Comment_71265831

And someone made a nice packet from sale of the site

beachhead

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/71275573#Comment_71275573

Nearly 20 years

jmbkay

I worked in H.B. Dennis, Richmond Road when Datsun became Nissan. Before that it was a BL main dealership. Happy days.

gfwd

Some of the Dennis family are in the below group.

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

Auld Fella

I remember two on Parnell Place.

Chris O'Mahony was a VW dealer and there was a Triumph dealer also but I cannot remember the name.

test account 123

O'Donohues on the Kylemore road. Went bang just after the 08 crises I believe. Kevin in parts could get you anything for any Italian car. Had one or two nice classics himself I believe.

I've only just read through this thread start to finish this week, some great pictures.

jhi144

Does anyone remember a Smiths of Smithfield? I bought a mk2 escort in the late 90’s that had a fairly deteriorated dealer sticker in the rear window with Smiths of Smithfield if I remember correctly.