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I remember when Eric Grindrod was manager & he lived in Leasowe Road. Before it was built Ronny Ward had a wooden place there. He used to race motor bikes & later bought Tha Tavern from Jim McCulloch.

Eric Grindrod - oh yes.. he was such a lovely person. I remember him living in Cliff Rd though? Such a long time ago now, I was in my teens... used to work there, pumping gas at nights a couple nights a week, and helping out in the service bays at weekends... hate to think how much brake dust we used to breathe in, back then... I remember at that time he drove a light blue Ford Corsair V-4, then later, a Ford Cortina 1600E... lovely cars and boy, did he look after them! Real 'old school' mechanic, he was. Kept the old red Bedford tow-truck just off the forecourt, behind the jet wash machine, it only came out when they needed to use its winch, to lift an engine out...!

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Do you remember my Dad's Austin A40 Somerset that he used to park there at nights or my yellow "Thermalon" J2 van?

I remember Cockletons garage and petrol station in Victoria Road, Tranmere, back in the early 50's located to the left of the Alexander Hotel.

Can't say I do, might be before my time there...?

It was the Palace cinema

Does anyone remember the Bidston Motor Company? I think it was in Lingdale Road, Claughton. I know that my great uncle George Edgar Davies had this at one time. I am trying to trace any of his descendants. Can anyone help please with a photo of the garage or contact for descendants?
Thanks
Cheshirelassy

I remember the garage my mother used to have her Morris Minor serviced there in the 50's. As I recall the workshop was in Lingdale Rd and the petrol forecourt on the main road. National I think 4/6d a gallon !!
They were very good at callouts as my mother was hopeless with cars !!

Jim Mculloch's name often pops up.I remember he used to be a
milkman (Express Dairies perhaps) in the early '60s,he delivered our milk.He used an electric hand controlled float,rumour had it he didn't use the
power when in training!

A couple more from the 1960s:

The Super Garage, Moreton



and Hamilton Square Service Station

In the second picture, some greedy b**ger has eaten the HAM. Garage is still there though.
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What about the garage that used to be behind the Derby Arms in Nelson rd Rock ferry.The sign outside said Automobile & Aeronautical Engineers and inside were bits of old aircraft and propellers on the walls.It was run by an old guy called Sid Hughes a his Brother.This was about 1950.

I wonder if Sid Hughes mentioned in the previous post was anything to do with the garage in Woodchurch Road, Prenton in the 1950's and 1960's ? Before it was called Kirbys, it was Hughes & Watts - Automobile & Aeronautical Engineers ! Near the junction of Woodchurch Road and Duck Pond Lane.

Just noticed there are pics of the above on page 1.

My dad bought a 3ltr ford capri from palace motors circa 1976,a week later the engine blu up!

Robbs garage was in Oxton Road in the 1940s/50s as an agent for Bond 3 wheelers, on the corner of Midland Street (or maybe Carlisle St.) I lived in Mornington St which was the next one up Oxton Rd, When I bought a Bond myself in the 60s, Robbs were in Wallasey then, I used to buy "bonnet hinges" from them, a notorious weak point on the car, amongst others.