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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:36 pm 
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Does anyone know anything about this dealership, my car originated from Larke Hoskins , but the rear number plate has Rowley Motors on it, were they from artarmon nsw and were they a bmc dealer?

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:15 pm 
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A Google search on "Rowley motors" and Leyland shows they were an Artarmon dealership, and a Rover dealership in Brookvale in 1979.

https://roversd1australia.wordpress.com/rover-dealers/

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Rover-3500-1 ... 1747150994

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It was White / Nicholson BMC at Artarmon in 1965.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:43 pm 
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Thanks winabbey, I'm trying to get bit of a background on a car, that helps alot.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:03 pm 
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I did my Apprenticeship at New Rowley Motors, after it was Rowley Motors, not sure when the change took place as I was in the early 90's when it was Jaguar, Land Rover, Rover and Peugeot, it was a EX JRA Dealer owned by Inchcape, the importer of the mentioned brands and a number of others in its hey day.
in our workshop we had lots of left over BMC items even some tools, I managed to get the Hydrolastic pump from there, now lives with Michael Benton :D

cant give you any BMC days info I am afraid.

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