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Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) 8 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, October 14th, 1082 COME CLEAN WITH Car firm’s investment in the future YOUR LOCAL MANUFACTURER who are pleased to be associated with


RUFUS CARR LTD. CARE CONSULTANTS ■


Open house on Monday at new Bawdlands


showroom


ONE of Clitheroe’s oldest garages is gearing itself to meet the demands of the modern day motorist.


which has tak en 12 months to complete, is the latest stage in an impres­ sive list of improvements at the site. In. the past four years,


Ltd enters a new era on Monday when its £60,000 showroom at Bawdlands is officially opened. The ambitious project,


Ford agents Rufus Carr


showroom could take,” he said. “The showroom is also built on two levels, so we


can think about creating a link floor from our pre­ sent offices in two or three years.” The firm hopes the new


display area will lead to a big increase in car sales in


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Carr sees the showroom as a way of keeping up with progress — an in­ vestment for the future. “It’s no good taking in­


showroom’s opening by Ford’s district manager for the North of England, Mr Nigel Sharp, coincides with the launching of the new Sierra model, to re­ place the Cortina. Chairman Mr Rufus


new offices, toilets and an MoT bay have been built; the workshop and a body- repair section have been developed and more park­ ing space has been pro­ vided behind the pre­ mises. A p p ro p r ia te ly , the


all types of models, in­ cluding the Escort, Capri, Granada and Fiesta, as well as the latest addition. The sales team is led by


times in recent years, but now we operate a busi­ ness-management system throughout the company, which means we are more efficient and cost-effec­ tive,” he said. In fact, for the past five


“We have struggled at


years, Rufus Carr’s have been a member of a Ford


sales director Mr Peter Garnett, whose wife’ Mar­ garet Mr Carr’s eldest daughter, is company sec­ retary.


By Peter Stevenson


terested customers out in the rain to view your cars,” he said. Space for the new “shop window” has been created by demolishing adjacent cottages, which were orig­ inally earmarked as office accommodation.


WELL SATISFIED


pearance of the area — and preserving a link with the past — most of the stonework from the cot­ tages now provides the display area for Ford’s newest models. The firm’s managing di­


In keeping with the ap­


rector in Clitheroe, Mr Fred Kemp, is well satis­ fied with the showroom’s appearance. “It looks impressive,


but is also means we can now display up to 12 models, rather than just the two which our old


Peel, of Barrow, with Mr Keith Hudson supervising the reception and parts area. This aspect of the busi­ ness has 'been extended


clude a comprehensive workshop with an MoT bay and one of the latest electronic engine testers. Foreman is Mr Alan


into the old showroom to include a Motorcraft and


accessory shop. As wT


employed at Bawdlands, Rufus Carr’s also employ three people, including Mr Ernest Smith and Mr Ronnie Bowman, at Rimington to provide a service for the local farm­ ing community. It is interesting to note


ell as the 22 staff


gradually found its feet, though Mr Kemp says the economic recession pre­ vented the show'room being built earlier.


that the new' showroom was planned as far back as 1973 when fire destroy­ ed the Baw’dlands garage. Since then the firm has


Back up services in­


are now' surpassing our sales target and hopefully the new' showroom will enable us to be in a posi­ tion to meet any boom w'hich might come after the recession.” The new' Sierra will be


Finance Clinic — the only one in the country for retail dealers. This in­ v o lv e s th e c a re fu l monitoring of every de­ partment, w'hich then has its figures compared w'ith those of other garages. Added Mr Kemp: “We


Clitheroe 22324 (Editorial), 2j


Ford’s c o u L


its gr< by BERT


FORD’S latest could well Successor to the Cortirl middle-range seller, \vhi<| cords time and time agail set to making the Corl rehearsal for the real thin|


short, but extremely en­ joyable, first-hand experi­ ence with virtually all models in the range when Ford allowed us to throw them around the York­ shire Dales. For my money, as an


I recently enjoyed a


ex-Cortina owner includ­ ing the GT version, the Sierra is one of the best Fords I have ever driven. Undeniably, the Cortina


THE new showroom ( r ig h t) blends in p e r fe c t ly w ith th e e x is t in g p rem ise s in B aw d la n d s . In th e c e n tr e is th e re ception and accessory sales area with the workshops at the back.


Founder’s confidence is repaid


spearheading Ford’s drive for sales into the mid- 1980s and w'ill no doubt be looking to emulate the success achieved in recent years by other models, particularly the Escort, which was Car of the Year in 1981. Already, Mr Kemp reports a lot of local interest in the latest addition. Monday’s official open­


ing w'ill give car en­ thusiasts the chance to in­


spect the Sierra, as well as Ford’s other gleaming attractions, now on show' in equally impressive sur­ roundings.


around 4 p.m., will in­ clude the unveiling of a plaque and there w'ill be an open house until 9 p.m. during which refresh­ ments will be available. Chairman Mr Carr w'ill


The opening ceremony,


be entitled to lead the celebrations . . . because he’s certainly come a long way since he started up in a wooden hut in the 1920s.


YOUNG Rufus Can- first turned his hand to carrying out all kinds of engineering repairs more than half a century ago. Now at the age of 76 he


is chairman of the family firm and proudly over­ looks the garages at Baw'dlands


Rimington. But it’s not always been


and


a smooth road. One of the biggest setbacks w'as in March, 1973, when the Clitheroe premises w'ere destroyed by fire. Some £50,000 worth of


damage w'as done and for a time a caravan wT


on the forecourt for petrol sales.


as used MOTOR MOWERS


business at Rimington by buying a wooden hut, w'hich cost £66, for repair­ ing cars, w'agons, farm equipment and motor bikes. He recalls w’orking in those days for seven days a week, 12 to 14 hours a day . . : and


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This is Sierra, the car that replaces the Ford Cortina. It uses less fuel than the Cortina, needs less service, has more space, a hatchback and a bigger boot. But_ Sierra is_ more than just another efficient family car. It’s a dynamically engineered driver’s car — taut, beautifully balanced and instantly responsive. If you enjoy driving, Sierra will be your kind of car.


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travelled south for more advanced second-hand tractors, w’hich w’ere then overhauled and sold locally.


In the 1940s, he often


ing machines and even supplied the local garage, the village institute and some cottages w'ith elec­ t r ic i ty u s in g an oiL


He also installed milk­ generator. UNDAUNTED Mr Carr


sometimes through the night to keep milk collect­ ing w'agons on the road. In the car trade, busi­


ness took off in the 1930s with petrol being sold for llVfrp a gallon, while Mr Can- tried his hand later at motor mow'ers and tractors. The mowers were made by using horse drawn mowre rs with power from a variety of motor cars. Austin Moms and F o rd w ere the favourites.


the Fordson tractor agent w'hich meant he could afford to expand his pre­ mises. The history of the


By this time, he was


the car business there under the Ford agency, w'ith the Rimington base dealing with Land-Rovers and agricultural equip­ ment. Business was prog­ ressing nicely w'hen in 1973 th e Bawdlands garage was gutted by fire.


family set out to build up the firm again, but three y e a rs la te r su f fe red another blow- when Mr Can-’s daughter, the com­ pany secretary died.


Undaunted, the Can-


Baw'dlands g a ra g e stretches back into the nineteenth century. It w'as used as early as 1870 by Thomas Slinger for the manufacture of horse- drawrn carriages, w’hile the new show'room previ­ ously housed Houlker’s plumbing firm, which w'as founded at a similar date. Mr Carr opened the


Clitheroe operation in 1960 and has concentrated


tant and bank manager recommended selling out . . . “they said it was too much for me at my age.” But Mr Carr refused, brought in Mr Fred Kemp as manager and has seen his confidence repaid as the firm has gone from strength to strength. After a lifetime in the


The company’s accoun­


motor trade, Mr Carr perhaps not surpisingly, has some forthright opin­ ions about the role of the car today. “Despite what people


think, cars now are a lot cheaper to buy than they used to be. In the 1930s a chap earning £2 a week needed a year’s wages to pay for a £100 car. Just think what kind of car a year’s wages would buy today,” he said.


become more costly and unreliable and people’s at­


As public transport has


titudes have changed, so demand for a car has steadily increased. With more time avail­


able for leisure, a car is a vital par t of “getting away from it all” .and more people now are also travelling to work. Away from work, Mr Carr, who five years ago celebrated his golden wedding with


is a hard nut to ’ follow. For 20 years it has been a dominant feature in its class on the UK market. For 10 of those years it was this country’s top seller, never moving out of the first three. Ford designers seem to have come up with a really ex­


citing car. The new Sierra offers


more choice (and Ford


his wife Ann, is well known for his pet hobby of p re s e rv in g steam engines. He spends many hours


of spare time tinkering with his pride and joy —


A Wallis Steeven steam­ roller — and travels the country with it to raise money for charity.


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