Jaguar dealership in Andover.

Paul Jorgensen · Post by **Paul Jorgensen** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:54 pm

Hi All,
I recently purchased a CUD torpedo growler key fob. I carefully cleaned the leather fob to reveal what looks like the dealership details on the back of the fob.

What I have revealed is very very faint but I think it reads.

————gs of Andover ltd
(phone)Andover —————

The phone in Bracket is more a guess as it is very faint.

Would anyone know if there was a Jaguar dealership in Andover in the mid 60s - mid 70s where this key fob may have started life.

Paul

rswaffie · Post by **rswaffie** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 8:39 pm

Hi
Yes, Henlys. They had dealerships in a number of towns and cities.

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Paul Jorgensen · Post by **Paul Jorgensen** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:21 pm

Hi Richard,
Thank you, I like the picture of the Henlys dealership, most of these dealerships have long gone along with any info of them.
I have just looked at the key fob again and the dealership name definitely ends with, ————gs. so it is not Henlys. Does anyone know if there Was “Longs” in Guildford, or something that ends with gs..?

Cheers Paul

Paul Jorgensen · Post by **Paul Jorgensen** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:26 pm

Whoops.... I meant Andover not Guildford, I don’t know where that came from. Can’t even blame it on being blonde anymore as that went grey a while ago

Stuart Exelby · Post by **Stuart Exelby** » Fri Jun 28, 2019 3:55 pm

Paul - my 1967 dealership directory shows "Andover Garages Ltd., Town Station Yard, Andover 3783" and 2326 for the recovery service. Accept that isn't quite matching....

Paul Jorgensen · Post by **Paul Jorgensen** » Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:08 pm

Hi Stuart, not quite there but I do appreciate your help.

Kind regards
Paul

Monkeyfinger · Post by **Monkeyfinger** » Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:11 am

Paul - sometimes, if you take a digital photo and play with the contrast etc., it will help to show more of the faint detail. Might be worth a try?

Red Kite · Post by **Red Kite** » Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:24 am

The only Dealer ending ...gs in the 1968 directory is Kennings. They were in London, Shropshire, Staffs and Essex. Maybe at some time they owned the Andover Garage ?

V12 Epyte · Post by **V12 Epyte** » Mon Jul 01, 2019 7:31 pm

Possibly Gowrings, they seem to have had different garages/dealerships in the area

John

Paul Jorgensen · Post by **Paul Jorgensen** » Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:41 am

Red kite, John
Thank you for your replies. Hopefully I have attached a picture of the key fob.

Gowrings is a possibility but as you can see it is very faint!!!

Paul Jorgensen · Post by **Paul Jorgensen** » Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:14 pm

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