Pride and Clark was a huge mostly-motorcycle dealer in South London, occupying most of a city block. They seemed to sell anything motor related, including 3wheelers, cars and occasionally boats. They also sold accessories and related clothing, kind of a forerunner of today's Powersports dealerships. They were large enough they could negotiate exclusive deals from manufacturers, notably the bargain priced Red Panther motorcycle in the 30s. They seemed to have something-for-everyone ads like the one above in every British magazine. The company started in the 1920s and lasted till about 1980. Memoirs here.
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Lots of ex-WD stuff on offer there. I can't remember their name, but there was a dealer who bought all of the army's M20 stuff; it was possible to build a bike from N.O.S. parts from them until relatively recently. Wisnae Snide and Snark, though.
I had huge amounts of fun with my M20.
Just remembered; Russell Motors. D.
Now in London, On.
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