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Month: June 1973

Leyland P76
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Archive : Leyland designs new car in Australia

26 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

By Stuart Marshall A new British Leyland car announced today has been designed, developed and is being made in Australia but will be available in Britain next year, priced between […]

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Archive : Strife in Pamplona

25 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

From Our Correspondent Madrid British Leyland locked out about 1,700 workers at the week end in the strike-ridden city of Pamplona. During an uneasy truce between Government officials, the managements […]

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Archive : Rover P5B ends today

22 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

On this day the last 15 Rover P5Bs came off the production at Solihull. Rover P5 development story Rover P5 – the Greatest

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Archive : Jaguar XJ40 in front of the board

21 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

JAGUAR BOARD MEETING Subject XJ40 Model “It has been decided to alter the clay styling model and this work is proceeding. Mr England congratulated Mr Knight on his efforts and […]

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Archive : The strikes are over

21 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

By R. W. Shakespeare The crippling three week-long strike by 80 men at British Leyland’s Austin-Morris car plant at Cowley, which caused the lay-off of 12,000 other workers and production […]

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Archive : Triumph car output disrupted by strike over time needed to change into overalls

20 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

By R. W. Shakespeare British Leyland ran into fresh labour trouble at its Triumph car plant at Coventry yesterday This came on the eve of a crucial meeting which the […]

Jaguar XJ40 styling models shown today
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Archive : Jaguar XJ40

19 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

JAGUAR – XJ40 full scale models at Browns Lane.

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Archive : Triumph Dolomite

19 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

TRIUMPH – Today the Triumph Dolomite Sprint was announced.

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Archive : Sabotage, Say Leyland Chiefs

16 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

DAILY MIRROR By Bryn Jones British Leyland accused shop stewards last night of ‘deliberately sabotaging’ a meeting which could have ended a crippling three-week-old strike. More than 12,000 Leyland workers […]

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Archive : Strikers return

12 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

At British Leyland’s transmission plant at Ward End, Birmingham, the toolroom men agreed last night to return to work, a management spokesman said. The 1,500 men laid off were being […]

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Archive : Strikes affect BLMC again

9 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

In the most damaging stoppage 80 plant attendants at Austin Morris, Cowley, yesterday unanimously rejected a company pay offer and voted to continue the strike which has already cost £8m […]

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Archive : BLMC awaits Spain’s approval for switch in output programme

8 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

By Roger Vielvoye British Leyland Motor Corporation has completed the negotiations for a complex reorganization of its manufacturing facilities in Spain and is now awaiting Spanish government approval to put […]

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Archive : Dispute which halted Allegro line is over

7 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

Dispute which halted Allegro line is over The 650 press operators at British Leyland body plant at Swindon, whose unofficial strike halted output of the Allegro car, decided at a […]

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Archive : A week of massive disruption

4 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent The motor industry faces another week of massive disruption, with strikes halting production at British Leyland and Chrysler car plants and threatening to do […]

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Archive : Longbridge at a standstill

2 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

By Clifford Webb Nearly 20,000 car workers were idle yesterday as labour disputes already affecting British Leyland’s Austin-Morris plant at Longbridge spread to Austin-Morris Cowley stopping all car production. With […]

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Archive : Longbridge plant shutdown halts Allegro and makes 14,000 idle

1 June 1973 Keith Adams 0

By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent More than 14,000 car workers were laid off at British Leyland’s Longbridge plant yesterday because of a series of labour disputes. Production of the […]

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