{"id":609,"date":"2016-01-20T14:34:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T14:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=609"},"modified":"2016-02-09T14:54:17","modified_gmt":"2016-02-09T14:54:17","slug":"ryde-garage-lancia-dealership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/ryde-garage-lancia-dealership\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryde Garage Lancia Dealership &#8211; Plus Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryde Garage, Downing and Donovan &#8211; from a Standard Triumph dealership in the sixties and seventies to a Lancia dealer in the 1980&#8217;s. After an appeal on Facebook for names &#8211; below are\u00a0some that came up. We&#8217;d love to hear from anyone who worked at Ryde Garage, Downing &amp; Donovan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_610\" style=\"width: 776px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ryde-garage-lancia.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-610\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-610\" src=\"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ryde-garage-lancia.jpg\" alt=\"ryde garage lancia\" width=\"766\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ryde-garage-lancia.jpg 766w, http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/ryde-garage-lancia-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryde garage lancia<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;A\u00a0certain Michael Price worked there in the 60&#8217;s&#8230;..&#8221; \u00a0<strong>Loris Valvona<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;It&#8217;s Ralph Shotter&#8217;s Lancia Garage, Victoria Street.\u00a0I know because I used to go out with him.\u00a0<strong>Caroline Baker<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">I used to fill up with petrol there.&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Andy Churches<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;My dad served petrol there when he wasn&#8217;t driving buses. Mum worked in the office. He bought a new courier van in blue, YDL 6&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Garry Stretch<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;I\u00a0turned this into the car park it is now for medina borough. Danny cog\u00a0glam did the work. Remember filling the underground petro tanks with\u00a0cement slurry on the fire brigades instruction.&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Rod Warne<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;My brother in law served his apprenticeship there&#8230;&#8230; A certain Mr. Steve Rayment&#8230;&#8230;&#8221;<strong>Lucky Phil<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;David\u00a0Biddlecombe, my honourary Uncle was Manager there, I remember a lady\u00a0called Margaret, who worked in the office.\u00a0My first car, a MKIII\u00a0Triumph Spitfire came from this garage, UDL 990H, I had it for thirty\u00a0years, sold it a few years ago&#8230;miss it terribly!!&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Jan Young<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;David\u00a0Biddlecombe &#8211; wonderful man, served his apprenticeship at Canning Day\u00a0Ltd, went in to RR and I knew latterly at Bellevue Garage before he\u00a0died? Father and sister in chiropody?&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Tim Day<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;Downing &amp; Donavans, Ryde Garage ! I worked at Wight Motors mid 70s onwards until around 85 got to know the guys there well !&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Pete Ash<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">&#8220;Looks like that&#8217;s my dad driving Larry&#8221;\u00a0<strong>Tonia Voller<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryde Garage, Downing and Donovan &#8211; from a Standard Triumph dealership in the sixties and seventies to a Lancia dealer in the 1980&#8217;s. After an appeal on Facebook for names &#8211; below are\u00a0some that came up. 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