Vintage dealerships

It's a Grade II listed building now.

 

By "Grade II," does that make it a candidate for preservation?
And, I saw the 'Rootes' name on the left column; was this building the Rootes factory?

 

Grade II means it has protected status and permissible alterations to its external appearance are extremely limited.
It used to be a factory initially, but later became a dealership only.

 

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Ah, very good. I had thought it had been a factory building, judging by the style of it.

 

And yes, you were able to buy an Imperial at your friendly Rootes dealer during the Chrysler era.

 

Inside a British Rootes dealership in 1968 - a Canadian built RHD Plymouth.

 

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