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Month: September 1971

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Archive : Paradise at Cowley

26 September 1971 Keith Adams 0

THE OBSERVER ROGER EGLIN describes how British Leyland confounded its critics. BRITISH LEYLAND executives aren’t throwing their hats into the air. But as their financial year ends this week, they […]

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Archive : Lucas strike ends

17 September 1971 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN Nine Lucas factories in Birmingham were back in production yesterday after a strike lasting almost a month. Four thousand men returned to work at the Triumph motors factory […]

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Archive : Strikes

13 September 1971 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN 300 Maintenance engineers have been on strike for three weeks at Lucas car component factories in the Birmingham area. As a result 13,000 Lucas workers are laid off. […]

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Archive : Output of Triumph cars slowed by work-to-rule

10 September 1971 Keith Adams 0

By R. W. Shakespeare Northern Industrial Correspondent All production of Triumph cars at British Leyland’s Midland factories is being progressively slowed to a standstill by labour troubles. By next week […]

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Archive : Triumph lay-offs

9 September 1971 Keith Adams 0

By R. W. Shakespeare Northern Industrial Correspondent About 2000 workers at British Leyland’s Triumph car plant at Coventry are being laid off today and the progressive lay-off of the remaining […]

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Archive : Triumph news

8 September 1971 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN About 400 engine fitters at the Triumph factory at Coventry went on strike at the end of yesterday’s day shift over a piecework dispute. Car plants at Coventry […]

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Archive : Triumph new car is out of show

5 September 1971 Keith Adams 0

THE OBSERVER By Gordon Wilkins Labour troubles have forced British Leyland to withdraw its new car, the Triumph Dolomite from next months Motor Show in London. This was the only […]

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