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Ray White
Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 6364 Location: Derby
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roverdriver
Joined: 18 Oct 2008 Posts: 1210 Location: 100 miles from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 11:12 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Ray. I had not read that before and found it most interesting.
William Hillman was one of the 'originals' that went to Coventry with James Starley to first build sewing machines and then into the cycle trade. IIRC together they formed a company to produce the Ariel cycle, which, after that company was dissolved or amalgamated eventually became the Ariel motorcycle.
I was born in Dunstable, so knew about the Commer and Vauxhall concerns there, but as It was before my fifth birthday that my folks set off for Australia, I have no memories of those businesses.
My father did have a set of cutlery branded 'Vauxhall'. During the war he was doing a job at the factory, and had just been given a meal there when the air raid sirens went off. He was hurried away to a shelter, taking his meal with him. After eating he retained the cutlery, and I frequently used it as I grew up. _________________ Dane- roverdriver but not a Viking. |
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Ray White
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roverdriver
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Thanks again, Ray. So sad to see what has been happening. _________________ Dane- roverdriver but not a Viking. |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7126 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Mon May 23, 2016 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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An interesting Rootes history (If badly edited)
Thanks for posting.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
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