tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post8835192200344855921..comments2024-03-23T16:10:12.319+00:00Comments on Hyde Cheshire Blog: Turbine Service StationTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-5575573554206922242016-02-28T18:44:44.225+00:002016-02-28T18:44:44.225+00:00The garage closed some time around 1971, I think t...The garage closed some time around 1971, I think to make way for the M67 and what is now Morrisons. I know this because my father bought a car from them just before they shut.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12837327088816069618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-53035733857452066672011-03-22T20:11:39.445+00:002011-03-22T20:11:39.445+00:00The cars in photo 5, as I said, appear to be Stand...The cars in photo 5, as I said, appear to be Standards and I would say they're all what were known as 'Flying Standards'. From left to right they seem to be the Standard Flying 14, Flying 20, Flying 8 and Flying 12. In photo 3 the light coloured car on the left nearest to the camera, and facing away from it has the distinctive streamlined tail of the Standard Flying 12. The car in front of it may be a Morris, and the large car furthest away from the camera and facing away from it in the centre of the picture, well something's saying 'Armstrong Siddeley' to me but I can't find any pictures to confirm my ancient memory. I suppose it could equally well be a Rolls Royce, Bentley or Daimler, and there we've got the same problem with coach builders that we had with the buses.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-88290728156966449122011-03-22T16:32:57.236+00:002011-03-22T16:32:57.236+00:00In the first couple of photos you can see 2 petrol...In the first couple of photos you can see 2 petrol pumps through the open doorway. The first one looks like a Shell pump - the illuminated top was shaped like a shell - and the second one is, I think, a BP pump, the top of which was square and had a shield inscribed with the letters 'BP'.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-12050544597265113202011-03-22T13:45:23.651+00:002011-03-22T13:45:23.651+00:00Thanks for up dating the post Nancy... and Dave I ...Thanks for up dating the post Nancy... and Dave I knew you could be counted on on this one... these pictures will get some attention I'm sure.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-50441635765558489842011-03-22T11:50:33.232+00:002011-03-22T11:50:33.232+00:00I believe it was Janet Davies ,Tom :)I believe it was Janet Davies ,Tom :)Hydonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723686770197717456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-86535907078687923052011-03-22T11:23:15.458+00:002011-03-22T11:23:15.458+00:00Without doing much searching around yet I think:
P...Without doing much searching around yet I think:<br />Photo 1 (and photos 5 & 6) the cars inside the showroom appear to be Standards, both pre- and post-war. The car in photo 1 (and photo 2) seen through the open doorway MAY be an SS Jaguar, but I can't enlarge it enough to make a positive identification. In the 3rd and 4th photos the car in the centre is an Austin 7 and the car at the rear, framed by the breakdown truck, is a Ford V8 (which later became the Ford Pilot. I'll carry on digging.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.com