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Stanley Robinson moved to Kimbolton in 1903, aged 3. He left school at 13 and went to work in a Cycle Shop near Trafalgar Square, London. He joined the Royal Flying Corps in1916. He trained as an observer but counted himself lucky not to have seen much active service due to an injury sustained in training. After the war Stanley and a friend took on a contract to salvage hundreds of military vehicles that were caught in floods in Yugoslavia. In 1927 he started S V Robinson’s Garage in the corner of the present site, repairing Cars and Cycles. In 1936 he built the first stage of the current Garage Building. Business prospered and a taxi and coach were added to the business. In the 1950’s Stanley’s Son, Colin, joined the business straight from National Service. He developed the Sales, Service and Parts departments as the company was now Agents for Austin and Morris Cars. The car dealership developed through BMC, British Leyland, Austin Rover and finally Rover. In 1960 the Garage was extended with the addition of a car showroom and coach repair workshop.