Adderly Park Late Cars

Post by **d_harris** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:53 pm

Come on, own up who has an Adderly park car?

Can't just be me on here

Post by **PSL184** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:55 pm

Not mine but I know where there is one....

Post by **d_harris** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:55 pm

I know! Thats whar prompted me to make the thread

Post by **PSL184** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:04 pm

Cool. I have pm'd the details to FlyGuy so watch out - It may be coming here soon

Post by **Helenginger** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:11 pm

What's an Aderley Park Car....? I have a drive that looks like an elderly car park. Is that the same?

Post by **Longdog** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:31 pm

My Traveller was registered 28.5.1971 and is an Aderley park car.One of the best preserved I've had though.Couldn't have been on strike at the time I guess.

Post by **FrankM83** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:35 pm

My 70 van is an Adderley park car

Helen if not mistaken cars built from 60 (or was it 70) up to 1971 were built at Adderley Park and had an F at the end of the chassis no.

as always stand to be corrected

Post by **PSL184** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:10 pm

I think just Travellers and commercials transfered to Adderley after the main production stopped at Cowley.

Post by **rob.hardy1** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:06 pm

So who is ging to play teacher for us ignoramuses that do not know what Adderley Park is/was.
I dont, know please educate me.

Hold that thought, i googled it and came up with.

http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?pfadderleyf.htm

Addeley Park was a factory in birmingham.

Do i get a gold star

Post by **PSL184** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:10 pm

Rob, see here for a brief history. Basically when production stopped at Cowley there was still demand for commercials so production moved there for a short while....

http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?pfadderleyf.htm

Post by **Helenginger** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:17 pm

Ahhh.... Very interesting! Thanks PSL!!!

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:45 pm

I've got a traveller (1971) and a van (registered in May72) that were made at Adderley Park. Traveller is notable being Aqua in colour that was only used at that factory whilst the van is Damask red, also an Adderley Park only colour, though I expect theres more (Teal blue for eg). I assume the Cowley works were being readied for Marina production which was why the tail end of the Minor production line were shuffled out of the way to the old Morris Commercial plant.
I've also got a brick from the Adderley Park factory, that was appropriated from a tumbledown wall on a visit in 1998on the 50th anniversary of the Morris J type van do, (another Adderley Park vehicle, though possibly outside the topic of this website!) so I guess I contributed to the destruction of the factory, not that there was much left by then....

Post by **beechford** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:40 am

gday all My dad worked at Adderley park as a Vehicle inspector on Mcc vehicles he inspected vehicles as they exited production line. I have his 25 year certificate and watch to remember him by.Through him my brother and I were able to purchase Brand new straight from Longbridge an A35 VAN EACH AS THEY WERE GOING OUT OF PRODUCTION, i GOT MINE 2 DAYS BEFORE GETTING MARRIED IN 1963 SORRY FORGOT TO CANCEL CAPITOLS

Post by **d_harris** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:10 pm

I believe there were 3 adderly only colours used on cars (not sure of LCVS) Glacier white (my trav, a very pure white) Aqua (blue/green) and Limeflower (Babysick beige/green)

Post by **Longdog** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:41 pm

I just noticed Ian your car is probably from the same dealership as mine UWV548J which I believe is Brighton area

Post by **IaininTenbury** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:32 pm

Interesting. Only had mine a few months and not got round to looking into its history and where it started life. Wouldn't call it 'one of the best preserved' though, it had all new wood about 10 years ago and a 'semi' restoration and needs a fair bit of tidying up and fettling. I took it as a part ex for a '61 saloon I sold (made me feel like a real motor dealer) only really because I fancied a change and liked the colour.... (so not too much like a real motor dealer then!)