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Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

Maybe we should have a thread, featuring interesting buildings that relate to the motor industry of the past?

For starters, the Chrysler Building in NYC

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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4850 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi
Mentioned previously when we discussed Art Deco buildings is the old India Tyres building at Inchinnan near Glasgow airport.
http://tinyurl.com/ng2q2t7

At least it has been saved to some extent.

Built originally for Airship construction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_of_Inchinnan
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

The Michelin Building in Fulham Road, London

The FIAT building, Turin

Ford River Rouge Plant, Detroit

Fortin Services, M6

...and parking similar to that depicted on recent news of a German car maker

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Ellis · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 10:20 pm Post subject:

Fort Dunlop, Birmingham.

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Peter_L · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 11:26 pm Post subject:

Perhaps not precisely on topic but this site has some photos and snippets of information about car plants.

http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-most-unbelievable-abandoned-car-factories-1458743708

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22778 Location: UK

When Ford made cars at Dagenham

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lowdrag · Joined: 10 Apr 2009 Posts: 1600 Location: Le Mans

The KLG art deco factory at Putney Vale. I used to pass it every day on my way to work.

peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

The traffic lights clock in Potsdamer Platz, Berlin in the 1930s and as recreated today. (First erected 1924 and manually operated by a policeman above the clock. The lights today serve no traffic control purpose.)

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Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4850 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi

Shap summit
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peter scott · Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7211 Location: Edinburgh

SS Cars Factory Office Entrance in 1937. The Art Deco sun burst doors no longer grace the building but are in the care of JDHT.

Today's photo thanks to Pekka Telivuo

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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7074 Location: Derby

http://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/leisure-parks-events/tourism-and-visitor-attractions/museums-and-galleries/collections/industry/argyll-motor-works/

I have not yet been able to fathom out how you paste photos (other than those which I have taken) so I hope the above link will help. I have visited what is now a shopping outlet. The magnificent facade of Alexandria and it's marble hall have been beautifully restored; unfortunately the museum has failed.

Penman · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4850 Location: Swindon, Wilts.

Hi

Right click on the image and then "Copy Image URL", then click IMG above this posting place, paste the url you have copied then click image again.
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Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7074 Location: Derby

Thanks! There should be no stopping me now!

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7074 Location: Derby

Argyll-motor-works entrance hall had been vandalised but has now been returned to it's former glory.

Ray White · Joined: 02 Dec 2014 Posts: 7074 Location: Derby

I couldn't not post this!

Fortunately, despite being boarded up in this shot, this facade in Nightingale Road has survived. There are busts of Charles Rolls and Henry Royce in the entrance hall.