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Month: March 1963

Donald Stokes
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Archive : You’re alright if you sell buses!

29 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS By Geoffrey Newson Donald Stokes pushed his copy of the Beeching report aside yesterday, smiled, and began talking about a rosy future and super coaches… He had every […]

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Archive : Dunlop Strikers go back

16 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

A B.M.C. official at Longbridge, Birmingham, where about 1,350 workers on mini-car production had been laid off, said after the settlement:  “We shall be resuming work on Monday.” Resumption at […]

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Archive : Better Days for Daimler and Guy

15 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

COMMERCIAL MOTOR During the year ended July 31, 1962, Daimler buses captured over 60 per cent of ali the advertised municipal bus contracts and sales figures were continually improving, it […]

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Archive : Terms Agreed For Peace At Dunlops

14 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

From Our Labour Staff Terms for settling the strike at Dunlop’s factory in Coventry were agreed at a meeting in London last night. If they are approved by the strikers […]

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Archive : Dunlop Strike Halts Production

12 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

2200 BMC Workers Laid off At least 2200 workers at the Morris Motors factory at Cowley , Oxford , who were working on the Morris and MG 1100’s , have […]

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Archive : Dunlop Stoppage Hits BMC

12 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 11 The strike of 500 workers at the Dunlop factory at Coventry will cost the British Motor Corporation nearly £500,000 a day later this week. […]

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Archive : Firm asked to decide plans

11 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

FIRM ASKED TO DECIDE PLANS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT LIVERPOOL, MARCH 10 An appeal has been made to the Standard Triumph Company for an early decision on their proposed new car […]

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Archive : BMC News

8 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

Because of the strike of 500 workers at a Dunlop factory at Coventry, 1,200 men at the Morris Motors assembly plant at Cowley, Oxford, will be without work until Tuesday. […]

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Archive : Small cars delay

7 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

A serious hold up in production of BMC’s range of small cars is expected as a result of the continued strike of 500 workers at the Dunlop No. 3 factory […]

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Archive : Jaguar Link-Up With Climax Engines

7 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

From Our Motoring Correspondent A big link-up between two of Britain’s most successful motor car and racing engine manufacturers was announced last night. Jaguar Cars Ltd. disclosed that they have […]

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Archive : Daniel Richmond writes

4 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

On this day Daniel Richmond (below) of Downton Engineering writes to Bill Appleby of BMC. To Mr W.V. Appleby Chief Designer , Power Units BMC Longbridge Works Birmingham 4th March […]

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Archive : 8000 workers report for duty

4 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

March 4th 1963 8,000 CAR WORKERS TO REPORT FOR DUTY More than 8,000 workers laid off at British Motor Corporation factories in Birmingham and Oxford have been asked to report […]

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Archive : BMC Workers Laid Off By Strike

2 March 1963 Keith Adams 0

More than 8,000 employees of the British Motor Corporation were laid off yesterday because of an unofficial strike by 140 internal transport workers at the Fisher and Ludlow body factory, […]

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