Fireman Sam
knowlegable brummie
I had five happy years working at Longbridge (71 - 76) before moving north with the company. With regard to the Mini, I remember talking to a line worker whose job was to put five inflated wheels and tyres into the front footwell of a body shell that passed him every two minutes on the conveyor. He'd done the job for over ten years and I asked him if he didn't get bored with it. "No" he said, "I've got variety" "With what?" I asked. "I've got Dunlop, Michelin and Goodyear!"
I remember the lines in CAB1 (Car Assembly Building 1, where the Mini, amongst others rolled off) coming to a halt one day - nothing unusual about that, except the cause. One of the female drivers who took the completed cars off the end of the line had turned up in hot pants and it seemed that the whole of the assembly shop wanted to have a look!
I remember the lines in CAB1 (Car Assembly Building 1, where the Mini, amongst others rolled off) coming to a halt one day - nothing unusual about that, except the cause. One of the female drivers who took the completed cars off the end of the line had turned up in hot pants and it seemed that the whole of the assembly shop wanted to have a look!