![]() Of the cars parked inside the showroom, most straightforward to identify is Ford E93A Prefect registration GHP 890, a Coventry series first introduced in May 1947, thus confirming the post-war date of this photograph. This is a late pre-war example, and its registration - which appears to be DWK 22 - points to it going on the road in 1938. This style of Hillman was produced either side of WW2, with just a few cosmetic differences. That common in Britain, a (RHD) Opel Olympia. Parked outside for instance is a Hillman Minx, plus a car not all While it would become an Austin dealership, for nowĪnything went, and a mixed bag of cars are in evidence. At this time it was a general used car sales outlet, although the handwritten notes on the picture point to changes that were afoot. Late 1940s.įirst of the family's photographs is of the Far Gosford Street garage in Coventry, probably in the late 1940s. New & used car sales at Far Gosford Street. My thanks to the Aston family for ok'ing their inclusion on the site. On this page various photographs of the garages and dealer showrooms will feature, located at three addresses in Coventry. It's proven to be quite a project as not only did Aston's run coaches, they also had a number of garage/dealership/workshop businesses too. ![]() This page: Photographs featuring post-war British car garages, including the workshops and showroom.ĭavid Aston has been researching the history of his family's motor businesses for quite some time. ![]() Old Austin car garages from the 1940s and 1950s. ![]()
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