Our car VDL634 (Y15469CV) was build and despatched from Canley to Munns & Underwood (Portsmouth) through to the Isle of Wight Distributor Downing and Donovan August 1960. We know the car was present in the Isle of […]
Further to the earlier photo posted, here is the text that accompanied the photograph that appeared in the local newspaper.
A very early photo – just look at the cars! It’s great to see this angle though – was VDL634 in the showroom part of the garage from September 1960 through ’till December 1960 – […]
This great photo has emerged with a couple of names too. Garage owner Ralph Shotter is here on the left, shaking the hand of a customer? In the background is Brian Shotter with the glasses […]
An early nameplate? All other references I have, have the telephone number as 2043. Downing & Donovan nameplate
Ryde Garage, Downing and Donovan – from a Standard Triumph dealership in the sixties and seventies to a Lancia dealer in the 1980’s. After an appeal on Facebook for names – below are some that came […]
The original advert, direct from Microfilm isn’t the best quality so it has been recreated (almost) exactly the same as the original albeit a lot clearer. This is the first draft.
A fantastic ‘new’ photo has emerged on the Isle of Wight heritage page on Facebook taken c1960 outside the Ryde Garage – Downing and Donovan. It is a great photo in its own right because […]
Further findings and this time it is rather brilliant – dates September 3, 1960 this is the advert by Isle of Wight Triumph Dealer Downing and Donovan for their new Triumph Herald Convertible available to […]
Fab NEW facts unearthed – a bit long winded but some amazing finds. This was a car with a MASSIVE history file and yet you could still find out even more. If you, like me, […]
