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May 2009
 
Member Profile - Boyds Garage
 
         
 
Boyd's Garage was originally started by Don Boyd hence the name. The mechanical repair workshop was started in the early 1900's and located at 421 Elizabeth Street Sydney (Surry Hills) and was originally known as Boyd's BP Service Station. There were petrol pumps at this original address.
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
Boyd's Garage was later bought by Jack Relf. No date is known. Later Jack Relf took on a partner named Don Firth. On the thirteenth of September 1936 the partners of Boyd's Garage registered their membership with the Motors Traders Association and to this day the business is still registered as a member.

Boyd's Garage is currently the eight longest serving member of the Motor Traders' Association of NSW. At a later date not known Don Firth bought out his partner Jack Relf and Don Firth ran the business himself. In the early days of Boyd's Garage Don Firth had a strong passion for English cars and thus his passion for the MG sports car. Don Firth restored and rebuilt many. Some of the cars that Don and members of his staff built were for his own enjoyment and some were tailored to his customers needs.

These vehicles would be restored for concourse involvement or for every day use. Don's love of MG's had taken him to hill climb events and car showing (concourse events).

 
 
 
 
Some of the members of his staff are still around. Some are still in the automotive trade and some ended up being teachers. Names listed that come to mind: Joe Abella, Ray Beekman, Keith Bridgement, John Chapman, Tery Wallace and later Kevin Manners. Ray Beekman served his apprenticeship at Boyd's Garage and is still in the automotive trade and sometimes teaching. Kevin Manners served his apprenticeship at Boyd's Garage and later went to work with Ray Beekman at Hurstville. Ray Beekman Automotive  Engineering.
 
 
 
 

Boyd's Garage ran at that address until 1976. Increasing rent prices in the area in the late seventies caused the workshop to relocate just around the corner. Boyd's Garage moved into 51 Holt Street at Surry Hills where it spent the next five years sharing new premises with Ed DeDona at DeDona Auto Collision Repairs.

The present owner of Boyd's Garage at that time Don Firth decided to retire in 1980 after spending some forty years at the helm. Don Firth handed over the reins of Boyd's Garage to one Tery Wallace who started working as a motor mechanic with Don Firth in 1972. To present day Tery Wallace is the current owner.

On the Twenty First of March 1985 another move was to take place for Boyd's Garage to its present address. Boyd's Garage was offered the site at 5 Nickson Street Surry Hills where it joined forces with Surry Hills Tyre Service. Surry Hills Tyre Service was owned at that time by Ed DeDona. Ed DeDona had moved out of his panel beating shop at 51 Holt Street Surry Hills to take on the roll of Surry Hills Tyre Service owner operator. This meant that not only was Boyd's Garage carrying out the service and mechanical needs for their customers but now they could cover suspension service and all steering service needs including wheel alignment and wheel balancing and supply all popular brands of tyres and repairs to tyres.

Present day in the year 2006 the workshop at Boyd's Garage is still holding fast in this ever changing climate. We have installed the latest Computerised Wheel Alignment System. This Wheel Alignment system offers technology to align all front wheel drive, four wheel drive and all wheel drive vehicles. We have new automotive car hoist systems by Powerrex. Wheel Balancing equipment by Hoffmann. We also have REPCO AUTOTECH DATA SYSTEM on board for accurate automotive specifications.

Finally in and effort to go green we have installed a VGS OIL/WATER Separator System to comply with the latest water and sewerage program which allows us limited water usage to keep our workshop area clean and safe for workers. We are also able to pressure wash engines and gearboxes with no harm to the environment.

 
 
For further information: please contact Tery Wallace on 02 9319-1788
Boyds Garage
5 Nickson Street
Surry Hills
web: www.boydsgarage.com.au/
email: tery@boydsgarage.com.au
 

 

     
 
 
 
     
         
 

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