[Mg-t] Abingdon, 1931

[David Lodge]

Hello Doug,
Well, er........no!.  I remember going on a school trip to Birmingham and
Coventry in 58 or 59, and one of the highlights for me (apart from the
Cadbury's chocolate factory) was the Standard/Triumph factory, and the
assembly lines churning out Vanguard IIIs and TR 3As were absolutely
unrecognisable to those of Abingdon in the clip.  In fact, to my young and
untutored eyes it may as well have been the set of a science fiction film: all
gleaming metal and bustle.As anyone who lived through it will be glad to tell
you, the demise of the British car industry has much more to do with political
interference - from the left and right; in government and out - than outdated
manufacturing processes.   Ironic that the late leader of the Trades Union
Congress has recently been exposed as a Soviet plant.  Obvious to anyone on
the outside!
Regards, Lodge


--- On Sun, 8/11/09, Douglas Ormrod <Douglas.Ormrod at neurological.org.nz>
wrote:

From: Douglas Ormrod <Douglas.Ormrod at neurological.org.nz>
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Abingdon, 1931
To: "MG T List" <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, 8 November, 2009, 20:17

Brilliant.

I understand it was originally 1hr 20min long, but they editied out the
tea break. Of course the problem is the British continued building cars
the same way which is why there is almost no indigenous British industry
today.

I wonder if they had a company song like Austin:

THE AUSTIN UNITY SONG

Unity of purpose is our watchword day by day,
In all we do and say,
Marching on our way,
Holding it before us as through life we go along,
Hear the happy throng,
Sing the Austin song.


Refrain - We stand united, with Austin as our aim,
Our path is lighted with progress for the flame,
No shirkers, all workers,
All playing the game for goodwill and fame;
Shoulder to shoulder, secure against a fall,
Bolder and bolder, we'll try to conquer all,
We'll fight for, do right for the good of our name,
We stand united with Austin as our aim.


Loyal co-operation is the test of brotherhood,
Working as men should,
For the common good,
Each for all, our motto, as the race of life we run,
Striving all as one,
Through the years to come.


Refrain - We stand united, with Austin as our aim,
Our path is lighted with progress for the flame,
No shirkers, all workers,
All playing the game for goodwill and fame;
Shoulder to shoulder, secure against a fall,
Bolder and bolder, we'll try to conquer all,
We'll fight for, do right for the good of our name,
We stand united with Austin as our aim.

Douglas

-----Original Message-----
From: mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of David Lodge
Sent: Friday, 6 November 2009 8:42 a.m.
To: MG T List; JohnD
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] Abingdon, 1931

Fascinating!  Thanks, John.  (If I were the foreman I'd get some new
trestles
made up, those look as though they're on their last legs!)  Elf &
safety?
Regards, Lodge

--- On Thu, 5/11/09, JohnD <johnsfolly at gmail.com> wrote:

From: JohnD <johnsfolly at gmail.com>
Subject: [Mg-t] Abingdon, 1931
To: "MG T List" <mg-t at autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, 5 November, 2009, 3:49 AM

Maybe you guys have seen this already, but I found it a real treat.
Hold your breath when you get to the spray booth!

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=70826

 Watch in full frame. Long, silent film.
John Deikis
Chelsea, MI
*Racing in the Past Lane!*
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