Bradford businessman Jack Tordoff today added Rolls Royce and Bentley to his motoring empire.

His JCT 600 company, which already sells a host of luxury marques including Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes-Benz, has acquired Leeds-based dealership Leodis Court.

The dealership in Gelderd Road, Leeds, will now trade under the name JCT 600 Leodis Court and will be the only Rolls Royce dealership in West Yorkshire. The other nearest ones are in Sheffield and Manchester.

Mr Tordoff, whose company is now one of the biggest motoring chains in the country, said: "Rolls Royce and Bentley are two of the most prestigious names in motoring and it is a dream come true to be able to add them to our portfolio.

"Our wealth of experience in the specialist sector will ensure customers of these distinguished marques can be confident they will receive unparalleled levels of service."

To complement the Rolls Royce and Bentley marques, JCT 600 will relocate its Aston Martin sales, service and parts operation from Sticker Lane, Bradford, to Leeds.

The announcement of the JCT 600 Leodis Court opening comes as the company is about to embark on the opening of a new specialist car centre in Lower Wortley, Leeds.

The new centre, expected to open by summer, 1999, will be called JCT 600 Brooklands.

The 2.2 acre site will be the first of its kind in Britain with full sales, servicing and parts operation for Porsche, Ferrari, Lotus and Maserati under one roof.

The Brooklands development, which will cost £10 million, and Leodis Court will be half a mile apart.

The JCT 600 company was founded in 1946 as Tordoff Motors by Jack Tordoff's father, selling Standard and Triumph cars.

Jack Tordoff, who began work as an apprentice mechanic, took charge in 1958 and rapidly expanded the company - adding Vauxhall in 1961, Saab in 1962 and Porsche in 1967.

In 1974 JCT 600 - Bradford's biggest privately owned company - expanded out of Bradford for the first time and now sells a wide range of cars including Audi, BMW, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Jeep, SEAT, Vauxhall and Volkswagen.

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