Wadham Stringer 1975 - Austin House, 76 Brixton Hill, London SW2 - Practical Motorist 6/75

If anyone fancies putting the registrations into DVLA please feel free, I won't have time tonight.

Location is here, now a Sainsbury's: goo.gl/maps/kdVnV

Update, thanks to Carl's efforts below and a quick on Cartell, the cars and their current status are as follows:

VVB595G (or is it YYB595G?) Ford Zodiac Mk4 with front end damage, no details.
NML383L Vauxhall Victor FE, no details.
LVK70L Wolseley 1800/2200 Landcrab, no details.
XTK864M Austin Allegro 1100DL 11/6/74, untaxed Feb 1985.
GRK579J VW Beetle 1300 01/05/71, untaxed since June 1994 (was then listed as red).
VYV624M Austin Allegro 1300SDL 23/5/74, untaxed since Aug 1985.
ABP427L Vauxhall Victor 1800 FE 25/10/72, untaxed since April 1987.
TLB484M Triumph Dolomite 1850 auto 18/9/73, untaxed since May 1985.
XYW385N Austin Maxi 1750 27/9/74, untaxed since May 1992.
VYV650M Mini Clubman, no details.
Hillman Avenger.
Final car?

I can also make out a Triumph Stag and 2000/2500 in the showroom. Presumably there'd also have been a Princess (badged 18-22 at this time) or two, going by the signage in the windows. Looks like there's a white one on the right, behind the Maxi.

A nice detail is the chap giving the Allegro a wipe-down.

Was good to see from Streetview that the building is still present, even if it's no longer a garage. Has maybe had an extra storey added at some point? Even looked like there was the odd original steel window still fitted.

This photo scanned from the June 1975 issue of Practical Motorist magazine (price 20p!). It was used with an article on manufacturers' warranties for used cars.

Taken on: December 30, 2014

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