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Company Profile
Neil Buckby Motors was established in 1997 by the late Neil Buckby who unfortunately passed away in 2000. His legacy continues with both his wife Gail Buckby and daughter Elise D’Orazio, and staff members who worked with Neil, Crichton Lewis and Ben Newman, becoming owners and directors of the business. This makes it a totally Tasmanian owned and run company.
St John St showroom in the 1970's.
Neil Buckby Motors comprises four vehicle franchises; Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Land Rover and Great Wall Motors. It incorporates a Service Centre, Spare Parts and Finance Departments. There are 2 used car sites located in Tamar Street and St John Street. Recent times have seen an expansion and business improvement within Neil Buckby Motors.
St John St showroom in the 1980's.
As a result of this growth a new Subaru showroom has been developed along with a stunning, brand new state of the art Mercedes-Benz showroom. This new, larger showroom showcases the Mercedes-Benz Brand superbly.
Neil Buckby Motors showroom in the 1990's.
Our aim is to retail, service and market the Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, Land Rover and Great Wall Motors franchises successfully via a well trained and professional dealership team. We pride ourselves with giving our customers the very best attention when purchasing a vehicle by ensuring our staff has up to the minute knowledge and training.
State of the art Mercedes-Benz showroom in 2009
A little bit of history
Neil Buckby Motors Site Corner St John and Cimitiere Streets
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 Neil 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 story of a building adjacent to the F.H. Stephens building.
1963 F.H Stephens Fire Newspaper Page 2 Article
1963 F.H Stephens Fire Newspaper Page 4 Article
For any further enquiries please contact us on PH. 03 63348444
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