Grew up in Luton and we always had the security of the option to work in one of the many factories in the area should we lose our job.Was a car mechanic in the seventies and, looking for better money, went through interview at Kimpton Road for Vauxhall. Was offered work in development but declined when I realised it was with HGV's. Lots of my skilled friends took jobs with GM; one was a time served carpenter but was much better paid to make crates at Vauxhall and didn't have to travel to sites. Another friend, from the north coast of Scotland, was a fisherman in the summer and worked in car factories during the winter; common practice so he told me.
@tangerinedream72112 жыл бұрын
The car companies were forced by government policy to construct their new factories in areas of unemployment. Ford to Halewood,Vauxhall to Ellesmere port, Triumph to Speke,all in Liverpool, Leyland to Bathgate and famously Rootes to Linwood , both in Scotland. Converting the workforce to accept the drudgery and monotony of the production line,while achieving production targets and quality assembly, was an immense challenge. These new factories were assembling the new smaller cars such as the Anglia,Viva and Imp. All these companies had space to expand in their tradition home,but were prevented from doing so.
@tomservo569542 жыл бұрын
The big 3 U.S. automakers had production plants all over the country.
@tomservo569542 жыл бұрын
There's no drudgery in loading cotton bales onto ships?
@RoadCone4113 жыл бұрын
07:31 Did anybody notice the Singer sewing machine strategically hidden from the camera? Singer was still a well-known UK car brand at that time, wouldn't want people to see Fords are made using Singer machines no matter how far apart Singer sewing machines had become from the Rootes Group!
@anthonymcdonnell53842 жыл бұрын
My Late Uncel Mick Bibby Worked At Halewood Ford Liverpool doin welding
@roberthigginson89275 ай бұрын
I knew Your Uncle Mick, he was a great bloke.
@richardlaughton5877 Жыл бұрын
I worked at halewood from 1968 to 1978 started at 18 final assembly finished on the engine dress left because of the strikes young family at the time good times good friends L
@anthonymcdonnell53842 жыл бұрын
Also Ford Demolished a 14th Manor Hall Called Old Hutte hall, surley Ford could of built the factory next to the hall and turned into a hertiae center, where photos of the new model of cars could be taken as well ashertiage tours
@jrushen42352 жыл бұрын
Nice to hear straight talking....
@davidcoleman60323 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating film!Wonder what it's like now?
@mikethespike75793 жыл бұрын
What it's like now? Well, no car manufacturing for a start...
@potatocut2 жыл бұрын
@@mikethespike7579 there is definitely car manufacturing, we have the jaguar land rover plant which produces over 900 cars a day
@royrice71483 ай бұрын
@@mikethespike7579 61 years later, still going strong as a vehicle manufacturing factory, albeit under another name.
@minislayer2010 Жыл бұрын
Now home to the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery.
@COIcultist3 жыл бұрын
Bessie Braddock MP. Famed for an exchange in 1946 with Winston Churchill. *Bessie Braddock MP: “Winston, you are drunk, and what’s more you are disgustingly drunk.”* *Winston Churchill: “Bessie, my dear, you are ugly, and what’s more, you are disgustingly ugly. But tomorrow I shall be sober and you will still be disgustingly ugly.”*