Buckby Motors

History

  • 1970s

    1970s

    St John Street Showroom

  • 1980s

    1980s

    St John Street - New & Used Vehicles

  • 1999-2012

    1999-2012

    Tamar Street Yard Operated

    Focussing on used and commercial vehicles

  • 2006

    2006

    St John Street Showroom

    Mercedes-Benz & Subaru

  • 2012

    2012

    The Big Yard in Margaret Street Opened

    Used, commercial vehicles, RAM, Foton, Great Wall

  • 2012

    2012

    York Street New Car Showroom Opened

    Jaguar & Land Rover

  • 2017

    2017

    Margaret Street New Car Showroom Opened

    Renault

  • 2018

    2018

    St John Street Showroom

    Mercedes-Benz & Subaru

  • 2018

    2018

    New Galvin Street Service Centre

    All brands

  • 2019

    2019

    Gilmore St, Invermay

    Pre Delivery centre

  • 2019

    2019

    Margaret Street, opposite the Big Yard

    MG & LDV yard

  • 2019

    2019

    York Street, Skoda and Volvo showrooms opened

    Next to Jaguar and LR

A little bit of history

Corner St John and Cimitiere Streets site

1963 Fire - the F.H. Stephens Building

 

 

 

The F.H. Stephens building was situated on the corner of St John and Cimitiere Streets, which is where our Subaru and Mercedes-Benz showrooms stand today.

On May 22nd 1963, fire ravaged the building after a boy who was working on a toy boat, mistakenly threw a live match into highly flammable cleaning fluids. The fire quickly spread and became a spectacular inferno which attracted thousands of curious spectators. The two-hour blaze began at 11.30am and the flames and billowing smoke could be seen for miles from the city. The Examiner Newspaper article, on the 23rd May 1963, noted that the building was 100 years old and suggested that the damage was so great that it probably was not practical to rebuild.

This fascinating part of Launceston’s history was brought to our attention by Mr Andrew McGrath-Kerr, a great supporter and customer of Buckby Motors. He has kindly given us photos of the fire taken by his late father, Mr Peter McGrath-Kerr. Peter was a draftsman at the Town Hall at the time and managed to take the photos from the second storey of a building adjacent to the F.H. Stephens building.

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Our Locations

37-41 St John Street
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  • Subaru & STi
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Mercedes-Benz Vans
  • Used Vehicles 

Launceston TAS 7250
Phone: (03) 6332 2800
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the BIG YARD PRECINCT
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  • Land Rover
  • Renault
  • Peugeot
  • Chery
  • Skoda
  • Volvo
  • RAM
  • MG
  • LDV
  • INEOS
  • Used Vehicles

Launceston TAS 7250
Phone: (03) 6337 5000
admin@buckbymotors.com.au

service centre 71 galvin street
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  • Parts & After Sales Service
  • Motor Sport Services

Galvin Street
Launceston TAS 7250
Phone: (03) 6332 2800
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The Big Yard 7 Victoria Parade
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  • Used Vehicles

7 Victoria Parade, Devonport TAS 7310
Phone: (03) 6411 6770
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