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Has anyone any accessories, photographs or memorabilia that is specific to Lambretta dealers they bought scooters from in the past?

I was just scrolling through a few old photographs and came upon these relating to Turners when it was located in Birkenhead.

Not really what you are after but these are some of the old dealer pic's I have collected over the years.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AsURxmZWLc3EgtlWaXw ... w?e=pAnoI5

Rich'

My dad's shop in Old blaydon before they destroyed it in the early 70s.

He only sold lambrettas for 2 years and lost money as he sold most on hire purchase and so many were returned in the winter before they were paid for. I don't think his contracts were water-tight.

Rich Oswald wrote:Not really what you are after but these are some of the old dealer pic's I have collected over the years.

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AsURxmZWLc3EgtlWaXw ... w?e=pAnoI5

Rich'

Plenty of belters there, Rich

dickie wrote:My dad's shop in Old blaydon before they destroyed it in the early 70s.

He only sold lambrettas for 2 years and lost money as he sold most on hire purchase and so many were returned in the winter before they were paid for. I don't think his contracts were water-tight.

That’s sad. How long did the shop trade for and what else did they sell?
I love the picture

Storkfoot wrote:

dickie wrote:My dad's shop in Old blaydon before they destroyed it in the early 70s.

He only sold lambrettas for 2 years and lost money as he sold most on hire purchase and so many were returned in the winter before they were paid for. I don't think his contracts were water-tight.

That’s sad. How long did the shop trade for and what else did they sell?
I love the picture

From the 30s sometime to about 73. He sold all sorts; radios, records, lambrettas and some other make that he couldn't remember, TVs, cycles. Basically anything he thought he could make a buck from that you couldn't wear or eat.

Great picture I agree, but as a kid I was absolutely shit scared of the place, because it had a cellar.

Back in the 60s I used to live up the road from this shop in a place called Greenside.
I do have a vague memory of this shop. My dad would call in occassionally for bits and pieces.
Small world eh Rich!

Fast n Furious wrote:Back in the 60s I used to live up the road from this shop in a place called Greenside.
I do have a vague memory of this shop. My dad would call in occassionally for bits and pieces.
Small world eh Rich!

Well bugger me! My dad also had a cinema in Greenside called the Ritz.

If it helps jog your memory, his shop in Blaydon was opposite Humble's garage.

Here it is, obviously not in its glory days and also quite a but off-topic, but still nostalgic.

Back in the 60's there was a club called Greenside Lambretta Club, is that the same place?

Tractorman wrote:Back in the 60's there was a club called Greenside Lambretta Club, is that the same place?

I doubt it, the Greenside we're talking about was a small pit village in County Durham. It had 2 chippies though.

Ok, probably not!

Ha Ha. I remember that knackered building Rich...... It was a Bingo hall in the early 60's