Rover Longbridge Before & After

[@dazzlindarrent]

The rover 75 is a fanastic car, everything about it is just right, 4/5 stars for safety rating, smooth, powerfull, good mpg, cheap insurance what more could you want? I am in my 40's I have driven saab's, Mercs, nissian etc etc. And i can truthfully say that my 75 is the best out of the lot. British and Proud.

[@andrewmoore5628]

I used to work on engine line next to door build, through the 90s.

[@richnewall8564]

So sad to see it all gone. Only in Britain would we not support are own, which is such a shame as we have the engineering excellence in this country to be world class. R.I.P Rover. Gone, but never forgotten.

[@tompicker4017]

Not a case of not supporting our own. The factory was knackered, it would of cost 10s of millions to put right plus the engineering was so dated it would of cost the same to get it up to date so they broke it up and sold all the parts because they were worth more then the whole brand put together.

[@banksroadmodernimage7358]

Very sad to see it all gone.

[@user-qi2wv7fd9d]

Right in the feels.

[@GingerPhilG]

Blame the accountants.. There was real engineering talent within those companies who were not allowed through financial constraint to fully develop the ideas/designs they had..

[@stuarthandley7102]

thats the heart of the midlands gone so sad but its true

[@dazzlindarrent]

Its sad that the british did not support there own car industry. From a Rover 75 owner.

[@BBRC7612]

Yes disgraceful.. But strangely corrupt VW invested in Skoda and Seat, and despite promises, BMW didn't invest in new range!!

[@electricdiesel1993]

"No cheese, Gromit. Look at all this MG-Rover Longbridge being colonized and liquidated in the name of SAIC-MG Motors!" said Wallace face on His Majesty painting ironically the paint seeing red.

[@silver760]

Yet more of our heritage wiped from existence.Labour,in their recent rule,introduced taxation on empty industrial buildings,owners of such buildings now have to pay tax even if they are not in use.The majority of owners realising that it would be a long time before such buildings might see use again decided it would be cheaper to demolish them.This pleased the gov as land was freed up for shitty housing.Where these tennants are going to work hasn't been considered,though most have never worked

[@maxwellmc9734]

Nazareth House was on the other side of Rd...can not find anything about it's closer or photos of the ..?

[@andrewmoore5628]

Yes, my fried Keith spatula lived there when he was a kid, then he went to Archbishop Masterson in west heath.

[@Tancred66]

Your comment made me angry.......... But only because you are right on the money. America is now going down the same path.

[@scopex2749]

Owned a string of Rovers a sad loss to British manufacturing SOLD OUT by government as always !!!

[@BBRC7612]

Labour messed up with Blair doing nothing when the Germans failed to invest as promised!!!!

[@rover416sigiangkampozof8]

ROVER 2005 / 2008

[@40022laconia]

Google earth to see how big an area it covered.

[@Stevejag]

Amazing how you forget what things looked like so quickly. A real shame to see such an important part of the Birmingham/North Worcestershire economy go!

[@andrewhowden5826]

very, very sad.

[@bungleandzippytoo]

Rover should have been saved. They saved Northern Rock eh when they had to?. the UK government would rather put its own people on the dole. Rover did have replacements ,look elsware on utube for the prototypes. and far better looking than the renault/citroen junk out now and yes i own an MG SVR and a 45, absolutely fantastic cars. the mini died when BMW moved out. it is now a BMW and not a mini

[@mikeMBW]

Very sad! Not looking forward to the Chinese motor car increasing in popularity solely based on its price. You pay for what you get. For the record, my Father lost his job overseas as a British Leyland factory trained mechanic. That said, I drive a Land Rover and wouldn't have it any other way ;-)

[@pauljeffries]

thats a heartbreaking video...longbridge was one of the uk's biggest car manufacturing plants.......and thanks to the germans.........its all gone..............we may have won the war ......but the basterds got us back in the end!

[@markellis4229]

Too true

[@markellis4229]

longbridge is going down the shit pan even more it really pisses me off 🤬🤬 this shouldn’t have happened but we got the. government to thank for that and what makes it even worse They give foreign car manufactures tax payers money to keep there workers in employment Charity always supposed to begin at home but British people always get stabbed in the back as always

[@werdnallesnam]

It makes me wonder why do trolls that hate anything to do with Longbridge or Rover watch these videos?

[@markd3ful]

sad,thee went our motoring history,thats the trouble with us British we dont support our own,fort all MGR,S and BL whatever you want to call it faults they were ours,they were great

[@EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME]

iin my opinion bl fucked everything up i miss triumph and rover

[@adamwoodward2003]

Rover's were good cars but they were never going to succeeded reworking old honda's

[@fordlandau]

but look how primitive it all is ..BMC and Leyland.. never invested in improving the whole process..stone age car industry sadly