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6 July 1961 Keith Adams 0

ROVER CAR MEN STRIKE

Fifty-one internal transport workers at the Rover company’s car factory at Solihull, near Birmingham. went on unofficial strike over a wage claim yesterday. A management spokesman said: “Unless they return to work very shortly there will be a complete stoppage of production with several thousand workers having to be laid off.”

On this day, BMC announced it was not going to take a stake in the German firm of Borgward.

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Created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.

Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...

Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.