Originally formed at the end of the 19th century as an agricultural engineering business, in the ancient Wiltshire town of Downton just south of Salisbury, Downton Engineering Works developed into a small local motor garage and was bought in 1947 by Daniel and Veronica ‘Bunty’ Richmond.
For the next few years the Richmonds continued to serve the needs of local car owners, but also began to attract a new clientel for servicing and engineering services on much more exotic machinery, from Bentleys and Lagondas to Bugattis and Rolls Royces.
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