{"id":934,"date":"2016-10-25T12:49:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T11:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=934"},"modified":"2016-10-25T13:07:10","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T12:07:10","slug":"downing-and-donovan-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.triumphheraldconvertible.co.uk\/wordpress\/downing-and-donovan-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Downing and Donovan Names Pt 1."},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the Isle of Wight Heritage group on Facebook, some names from Downing and Donovan, Ryde Garage.<\/p>\n

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The comments below relate to both when the garage has become a Lancia dealer and from the Triumph Days.
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\n<\/a>Wendy Pakes:<\/strong>\u00a0My hubby says yes, he remembers going there in the early 70’s with a mate to look at a dolomite sprint.
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Keith Warren:<\/strong> remember part ex my hillman minx for a lada think they got the best deal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Dave Warren:<\/strong>\u00a0I remember that hillman it was on its last legs Keith Warren<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>Juliet Chandler:<\/strong> I remember the garage because I bought my first ever car there- it was a red mini & I saved \u00a3900 to buy it ! LDL75-has anyone seen it??-That was early eighties & it was just called Victoria Garage by then.<\/p>\n

Pete Ash:<\/strong> I remember it well & knew some of the guys that worked there i worked at Wight Motors around the corner at the time.<\/span><\/span>Teresa Day:<\/strong> Ralph Shotters Garage they sold Petrol once as well<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Clive Whitewood:<\/strong> yes had a few cars from them<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tom<\/span> Reynolds:<\/strong> Think Len Brown went there and worked in the parts dept after the Lion closed .<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Bob Booth:<\/strong>\u00a0Owned by Reg Shotter run by son Ralph. They were all part of the family that ran Shotters Coaches that part run by Bill Shotter.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Geoff Taylor:<\/strong> Ralph Shotter had the garage and Nigel Porteous was a salesman there<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Al Newbery:<\/strong> Brian Shotter definitely worked there! He also drove Coaches for Shotters, who I think were based in Brighstone?<\/span><\/span>
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Tom<\/span> Reynolds:<\/strong> Wasn’t David Biddlecombe workshop manager there before he went to Bellevue Garage ?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Al Newbery:<\/strong> Definitely Downing and Donovan in Victoria St… Triumph Dealers. I bought a Mini Cooper from there in 1974. Beige with White Roof. . I think the Shotter family owned the Garage. Ginger Jones was a Mechanic.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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