EJ Lawton Ltd was one of the first motorcar dealerships in Paarl. The company was based in Cape Town and advertised the opening of its Paarl branch on 22 July 1918. From the advertisement it was possible to deduce that they had bought up Mr GK Briers Elite Motor Works opposite the Royal Hotel in Main Street. The hotel was situated between Zeederburg Square and Zion Street. According to the advertisement, Nico Decker had been placed in charge of the dealership s financial diminution department. Lawton also had cars for hire.
In 1918 JN Hogkins, a mechanical engineering and motorcycle building company motor cycle repairs and pram wheels retyred while you wait ran an advertisement for a 1918 model Indian . The Indian was a motorcycle with a sidecar, and the new model s arrival was described as the event of the year (PP 30.03.1918). A few months later Hogkins demonstrated
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