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Minor assembly lines
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:01 pm
by Onne
Does anyone know where they were built, besides Oxford (Cowley), Adderley Park and Amersfoort, the Netherlands? And how does one tell them apart?
English built cars have Triplex toughened glass
Dutch assembly used Staalglas
Surely there are more factories, each with their own special features, and use of local industry.
Onne
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:18 pm
by bigginger
Zetland in Australia
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 2:23 pm
by Onne
okay... and there was one in Ireland I think
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:34 am
by Scott
The CKD cars assembled here all had local ID tags whereas the UK build cars have Cowley ID tags.
Also, the firewalls on our CKD cars are 2 piece with a joining strip running horizontally. All the UK built cars I've seen have 1 piece firewalls.
CKD cars here used some local parts - trim, radiators, some electrics & glass too I think.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:40 am
by Cam
Scott wrote:Also, the firewalls on our CKD cars are 2 piece with a joining strip running horizontally. All the UK built cars I've seen have 1 piece firewalls.
Wow! I didn't know that. Do you have any pictures of the 2 piece bulkhead (firewall)?
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:51 am
by Scott
Cam wrote:Scott wrote:Also, the firewalls on our CKD cars are 2 piece with a joining strip running horizontally. All the UK built cars I've seen have 1 piece firewalls.
Wow! I didn't know that. Do you have any pictures of the 2 piece bulkhead (firewall)?
I can take a couple of pictures tonight.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 12:52 am
by Cam
Smashing!
I've not come across that before.
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 9:42 am
by bigginger
Do you have the names of any other assembly plants too?
Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 4:56 pm
by Onne
We have the CKD with the joining strip too! Ask Wimor on this board, he has one.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 7:30 pm
by wimor
Here you can see the strip on the bulkhead.
And the assembly by J.J. Molenaar in Amersfoort
Greetings from Holland,
Wimor
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 8:45 pm
by Onne
those pictures are very nice indeed!
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 9:23 pm
by Tris
I'l second that
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:58 am
by iandromiskin
okay... and there was one in Ireland I think
Yeah, I think it was known as the the 'Britan' or 'Britin' (Sorry about the spelling) works and based in Dublin. I can find out when I open the bonet of my Minor which is Irish. Basically, all the parts were fully made in England, then boxed up and sent over the Ireland on the boat for assembley by Irish workers (a bit like Ikea). All Irish cars were made in Dublin and have an additional plate beside the chassis and engine plate on the engine bulkhead.
Ian.
Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:34 am
by Kevin
Dont forget Malta as they still have a large population of Moggies, then there is New Zealand & Sri Lanka, Cyprus and probably anywhere else our forces used to be based in.