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Albion Street Motors/ Adrian Smeet Motorcycles

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:25 pm
Author: Bill Newman
I am tracing the history of my Rickman and have come across two dealer names associated with my bike: Albion Street Motors (which traded in the '70s) and Adrian Smeet Motorcycles (which must have been trading in the early '80s) but have no addresses or other details.

Does anyone know of these dealers?

Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:24 am
Author: KeithZ1R
Albion Street Motors dealt out of Salford in the 1970's they opened a satellite branch in Radcliffe around 1980 bought my first Z1R from em not sure about the other

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:12 pm
Author: Bill Newman
Thanks Keith.

That is a really useful lead.

Much appreciated

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 12:11 am
Author: davejames
Bill,
I had a play at work today on a website that hosts company records including dissolved and dormant ones.

Not sure if this is the right company but I found:-
Albion Street Motors (1978) Ltd
523 Barlow Moor Road
Chorlton-Cum-Hardy
Manchester
M21 2AQ
Incorporated 26/10/1978
Company number 01396163

No trace on Adrian Smeet Motorcycles?
Cheers
Dave

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:23 pm
Author: King of Kings
Albion Street Motors was a bike breakers in Salford, just down the road from Salford University, used to frequent them about 80/81?

Re: Albion Street Motors/ Adrian Smeet Motorcycles

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:02 pm
Author: alpha4
Re Albion Street Motors, Now a McDonalds on the corner of Cross Lane and Chapel Street, Salford.
I worked here in the late 70s, I was involved in the building of the Rickmans, we did a few in Red and around 4 in green.
I moved to Albion Street Motors 1978 Ltd, Radcliffe in late 78 . I think I might have sold keith his Z1R, If its the same chap he also had a Z650. As for Chorlton Cum Hardy, I this was just the banking address.
Hope this helps
Steve

Re: Albion Street Motors/ Adrian Smeet Motorcycles

Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:42 pm
Author: warren3200gt
Many companies use their accountants as the registered address which is what shows on companies house. The trading address is the errr trading adress.

Re: Albion Street Motors/ Adrian Smeet Motorcycles

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 7:43 am
Author: garyd
Wow...impressed with the detective work chaps.

now...I lost a set of keys in '92...

Re: Albion Street Motors/ Adrian Smeet Motorcycles

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:09 am
Author: KeithZ1R
alpha4 wrote:Re Albion Street Motors, Now a McDonalds on the corner of Cross Lane and Chapel Street, Salford.
I worked here in the late 70s, I was involved in the building of the Rickmans, we did a few in Red and around 4 in green.
I moved to Albion Street Motors 1978 Ltd, Radcliffe in late 78 . I think I might have sold keith his Z1R, If its the same chap he also had a Z650.
Hope this helps
Steve


well remembered that man :D :up