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Longbridgebriandamaged
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Mar 25, 2007 15:55:15 GMT
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Whilst out tooling around with camera in tow this afternoon, I figured I'd have a drive past 'The Austin'.  Somehow, 'The Nanjing' just doesn't have the same ring to it.  This was where one of the later (1970's) buildings once stood.  This green building on the right used to stretch for what seemed like miles. To the right of where I was standing, it's just rubble.    It was at that point that I realised that there were probably half a dozen more people stood taking pictures of the devastation. I abandoned my Sunday Spot-a-Thon and chatted to a few of them....then came home feeling thoroughly pi55ed off.  |
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Mar 25, 2007 15:57:25 GMT
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Mar 25, 2007 16:10:48 GMT
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my then-mate Andy's Rover 2000 outside Canley when that was torn down. Sadly the car is no more now either.  |
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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Longbridgeslater
@slater
Club Retro Rides Member 78
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Mar 25, 2007 16:44:34 GMT
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a good 75% of it is gone now i would say  big shame |
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Mar 25, 2007 17:13:41 GMT
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Was there not long back. So terrifyingly different as you approach the site now. No tunnel, no buildings at all on most of the A38 stretch towards Northfield! Last time I felt genuinely disorientated by it!
There's a Pride of Longbridge run on 12th April. If anyone wants the details, let me know and I'll post them up. Should be good Rover content - lets make it Retro too!
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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Mar 25, 2007 19:23:21 GMT
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Its a real shame to see all that history dissapearing. I suppose the same is happening the Rootes/ Peugeot plant in Ryton near Coventry now. |
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BS Nymph
Singer Chamois Coupe
Series 3 Landy
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Mar 25, 2007 19:24:38 GMT
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Mar 25, 2007 19:26:48 GMT
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'Tis a shame to see it being torn down. Only been there once for the centenary event 18 months ago in the park acrosss the road. I think both our BMC cars were built at Cowley as they're Morris badged but I'm not 100% sure. At least come of that one is still there churning out MINIs (it is sin't it?!) |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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tofufi
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Mar 25, 2007 20:34:40 GMT
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Went there only a few weeks ago. Really disappointing to see everything going and deserted. |
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Longbridgebriandamaged
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Mar 25, 2007 20:53:25 GMT
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Was there not long back. So terrifyingly different as you approach the site now. No tunnel, no buildings at all on most of the A38 stretch towards Northfield! Last time I felt genuinely disorientated by it! There's a Pride of Longbridge run on 12th April. If anyone wants the details, let me know and I'll post them up. Should be good Rover content - lets make it Retro too! I couldn't get a pic of where the main building was- the traffic was a nightmare and the lights went green before I got to them so couldn't even risk a drive-by! Only the old ticket office remains, the rest is just rubble. I was having a great afternoon until I got there, the whole experience really took the wind out of my sails....  I'm going up to the Pride Of Longbridge Run, will take some more snaps then. |
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Mar 25, 2007 21:10:41 GMT
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Mar 26, 2007 15:25:30 GMT
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How depressing This country sucks to do this kind of stuff to itself. |
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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Mar 26, 2007 16:51:04 GMT
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Where do you lay blame though? Is it cheap imported cars? Is it the people that buy cheap imported cars? Is it those pesky foreign workers that don't get paid as much as we do?
I'm cracking on for 30 soon and I struggle to remember a time when "Made in England" wasn't a joke. What sticks in my mind more is tales of BL strikes, poor QC checks, rusty new cars on forecourts..... sadly if nobody wants to 'buy british' then nobody will make british cars. I actually think the last of the Rovers / MGs like the 75 Tourers, the ZT-T and even the ZS's were pretty good for a hasty attempt at mutton dressed as lamb, they were cheap enough and went well enough. Too little too late though.
I do love the 28dayslater site, the Longbridge stuff is excellent and a real eye-opener as to how quickly the whole place was shut down. Cars halfway into paint booths, photoshoot cars left out in the open, stacks of assembled bodies just lined up waiting....
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Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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Shortcut
Posted a lot
I won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the Green Cross Code.
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Mar 27, 2007 12:53:08 GMT
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Was on the news this morning that today is officially the first day of production of MG's at the factory in China!
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This space available to rent. Reach literally dozens of people. Cheap rates!
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Mar 27, 2007 13:00:51 GMT
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Where do you lay blame though? Consumer capitalism. Do you really want me up on my soap box about the unsutainability of the economic and political model chosen by the west? Thats what its about. Greed. Greed and the fact that since 1990 the proportion of the wealth of this country owned by the richest 1% has grown... The rich are getting richer and so they don't care - their wealth is transportable and multi-nationally based anyway. |
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 27, 2007 14:44:46 GMT
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So whats the answer? communism?
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES. |
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Mar 27, 2007 14:56:42 GMT
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the answer is controlled, sustainable economies. I think theres a lot of mileage in protectionism. There is bob all in the "free market". Even Adam Smith realised (and espoused) that the freedom of the market must be constrained by society for the general good.
The problem is people have been educated (by mass media, marketting, etc.) to expect everything and to expect it NOW. Thing is quality products, made by people on proper wages will cost money! So what? People will just have to buy less stuff and maybe even looka after their stuff and maybe even REPAIR these things rather than chucking them in the bin after 9 months and buying the next piece of chepa made in Korea plastic tat. But repair shops keep people in skilled work... ...all good for a sustainable macroeconomy.
Globalisation = bad.
Free market = bad
greedy ignorant credit hungry consumers = bad.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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big shame
