They were so good I got a new BMW for my daughter
Alan Pridham
Our story
Dick Lovett remains a family-run business. We are as passionate about cars and motorbikes as our founder Dick Lovett was when he set up his first dealership selling motorcycles, known as Ross Motors, in Leicestershire in 1959.
In 1966 he began trading under his own name, and with that, Dick Lovett Specialist Cars was born.
We understand the needs of the modern motorist and our dedicated Sales, Service, Parts and Bodyshop teams are committed to making your experience as straightforward and pleasurable as possible.
Dick Lovett has retained the Lovett family’s commitment to be the best in the industry, selling some of the finest sports cars in the world alongside quality family and business vehicles and motorcycles.
Our teams pride themselves on delivering personal service that builds lifelong relationships; encouraging customers to return time after time for exceptional service, sales and expertise.
Whatever your needs, we’re here to help - online, in person or on the telephone. Get in touch with us today and see why our customers keep coming back.
The first car my father sold was a Triumph Herald, the second was a Porsche, then it was a Vauxhall Viva. Bentley, Ford, Peugeot 404s, Porsche 904 - he bought and sold lots of different cars all over the country.
Peter Lovett
Chairman of Dick Lovett
Almost ten years after setting up Ross Motors, Dick Lovett set up Dick Lovett Specialist Cars in 1966 from the family home, Fairwater House, in Wroughton.
The company quickly built a reputation for selling top quality specialist cars, such as the Porsche 356, Lamborghini Miura and Ferrari 250 SWB. A year later, his son Peter joined the business and officially took the helm ten years later.
We are proud to be the longest serving official BMW partner in the UK, a connection that goes back to 1968. Today you can find Dick Lovett BMW and Dick Lovett MINI dealerships in Bristol, Hungerford, Melksham (near Bath) and Swindon.
Dick Lovett Specialist Cars opens in Wroughton
Dick’s son Peter Lovett also joins the company at the age of 16
Becomes a BMW official UK partner
Now the longest-serving BMW dealership in the UK
Signs-up as a Ferrari Dino dealer
We are still an Official Ferrari Dealer today
Selected as an official Porsche GB partner
Dick and his wife Stella retire and Peter takes over the family business
First standalone Porsche dealership in Marlborough opens
Dick Lovett’s first venture outside of Swindon - buying Western Counties garage in central Bristol
Dick Lovett buys development land at Cribbs Causeway and BMW Bristol opens
The new BMW Swindon dealership at Rushey Park opens
Purchases the BMW business ‘Hungerford Garages’
MINI joins the Dick Lovett family
Purpose-built Porsche Centre opens in Cardiff
Our new Porsche Centre at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol, also opens
The new BMW Hungerford dealership opens
Motorcycles make a welcome return to the Dick Lovett family
Our new BMW Motorrad dealership opens in Bristol
Dick Lovett Spraymaster moves to new purpose-built premises
Porsche Centre Tewkesbury opens
Aston Martin Bristol opens
Dick Lovett acquires the ‘Wellsway BMW and MINI’ dealerships in Bath
Dick Lovett Jaguar Land Rover opens in Melksham in December
Opening of Porsche Classic Life
New Farmhouse facility opens at our Cribbs Causeway Campus
Home to our IT, Corporate and Marketing departments
Our new BMW and MINI dealership opens in Melksham
Featuring BMW and MINIs latest 'Retail Next' showroom concept.
Porsche Centre Newport Opens
Featuring Porsche's new ‘Destination’ concept.
'The Hangar' opens in Bristol.
Our first Dick Lovett-designed dealership opens to support expansion.
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We were thrilled to be chosen as one of the Porsche Centre network’s original partners in 1971 and are honoured to have represented the marque ever since. We have Porsche Centres in Bristol, Newport, Swindon and Tewkesbury.
Our relationship with Ferrari stretches back to the 1970s and 1980s and we now represent them in our state-of-the-art dealership ‘The Copse’ in Swindon.
We also represent Aston Martin at our stunning dealership, Aston Martin Bristol, near Cribbs Causeway, which we opened in 2016.
The most recent addition to our family is the purpose-built Dick Lovett Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Melksham. Dick Lovett remains a family-run business today and our continued success owes much to our constant drive to deliver the very best for our customers.
At Dick Lovett we buy, sell and service the very best cars and BMW motorbikes at our modern dealerships across the South West and Wales.
We are proud of our long-standing relationships with top marques such as BMW and Porsche, as well as our more recent additions, including Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover.
Whatever your needs, whether you're considering a new MINI, an incredible Ferrari or a used BMW motorbike, please get in touch with our teams to find out how we can help.
The last thing we want to be is average. Some of our first customers have passed on their experiences of Dick Lovett to their families and now their families are still our customers today.
Peter Lovett
Chairman of Dick Lovett
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