Hart Racing finished?
Based on my rather gloomy Blogs of late lamenting the passing of several Triumph traders someone pointed out to me that Tony Hart of Stag Hart Racing fame had also ceased trading, is this true? Iv'e always harboured a passion for the Snag, indeed my second car was a French blue example bought off a garage forcourt on or about my 18 birthday, and a real pup it was to! We have had several since culminating in the Mallard blue MK1 1/2 that I restored 10 years ago (really should put it on the road this summer me thinks). Anyhow back to the point, if Tony has finished then the Stag parts supply market really is narrowing?
Perhaps one day someone will write a book about defunct Triumph traders, I'll start the list off, in no particular order;
Andrew Stone Triumph (incorporated into John Kipping Triumph Spares)
SNG Barrat (were Stag specialists, now Jag only, Rimmers took over the Stag bit)
Six Spares (incorporated into Rimmers)
John Hills
Cardinal Triumph (incorporated into Rimmers?)
British Sports Car Spares
Classic Components
John Kipping (now part of Canleys)
There are probably a few more that have come and gone, can you think of any?
Perhaps one day someone will write a book about defunct Triumph traders, I'll start the list off, in no particular order;
Andrew Stone Triumph (incorporated into John Kipping Triumph Spares)
SNG Barrat (were Stag specialists, now Jag only, Rimmers took over the Stag bit)
Six Spares (incorporated into Rimmers)
John Hills
Cardinal Triumph (incorporated into Rimmers?)
British Sports Car Spares
Classic Components
John Kipping (now part of Canleys)
There are probably a few more that have come and gone, can you think of any?
posted by David Pearson at
7:16 am
5 Comments:
Tony is trading on Ebay but has shut up shop in London... I have bought stuff off him only last week...
As far as I know he's still trading ... using Ebay as a medium... he has shut up shop in West London.. claiming it was all too hard
As far as I know he is trading on Ebay but has shut up shop in West London
We are also in an internet age. I guess the internet savy traders are taking alot of business from the smaller firms who are not eager/able to adapt with the times. If you have no online presence you have no business or market thesedays with regards to new customers and those who don't read the club mags. This makes everyone head to a small group of companies...You see all the small traders on Ebay trying to keep up, but you can't sell new things on ebay really, as everyone hunts a bargain! That situation will only head on in the same way its going at the moment.
I predict there will be only be a handful of traders in a decade. Just like we see supermarkets eating up small traders, you'll also see the same in the triumph market. The market maybe reducing in total, but the potential market share is very increasing for those companies with ability to gain online presence and duck and dive-those who can provide the easiest and most reliable methods for purchasing and pondering.
You always need to stay very close to the gravy train to get fed.
Talking of business from yesteryear.
I can remember Birmingham Spitfires in Newton, Birmingham, I had some welding done on my Vitesse by them must be 15 years ago now. One of the partners in that business went on to be a solicitor or accountant rather than weld up old cars.
Also bought some bits off a chap in Devon (Totnes?)who I think I can remember did some concourse rebuilds but can not remembers his name.
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