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1. Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: "David Ward" <david@bighealey.ltd.uk>; Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 22:56:54 +0100; It now looks very likely that the final death knell has been sounded for this famous plant for all time. The plant where so many famous models were made has gone into receivership to-day with the est; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00198.html (7,860 bytes)
2. Re: Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: Eric (Rick) Wilkins <wilko2@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:08:55 -0700; It's not only the UK who has lame business managers. Ford is closing the famous plant that has most recently been building the retro looking T Bird. That plant will close in July and thousands will; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00218.html (8,355 bytes)
3. Re: Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: "dwflagg@juno.com" <dwflagg@juno.com>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:15:16 GMT; That and the fact that the design wasn't even close. A hot engine would not have made much of a difference. Too many gadgets and not enough car!! Doug Well, It's not only the UK who has lame business; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00223.html (7,652 bytes)
4. Re: Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:25:52 -0400; That, and the tag was about $10,000 too high. That and the fact that the design wasn't even close. A hot engine would not have made much of a difference. Too many gadgets and not enough car!! Doug We; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00224.html (7,992 bytes)
5. Re: Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: Eric (Rick) Wilkins <wilko2@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:31:57 -0700; Yeah I simplified it too much. Main point being that the "bean counters" probably killed by doing too much to make it profitable to soon. The formula meant that (as is so common) the car was made wit; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00226.html (8,683 bytes)
6. Re: Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: healeyolic <healey6@optonline.net>; Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 13:48:01 -0400; Don't forget, that is exactly what they did with the original T-Bird -- underpowered, too wide and too soft of a suspension. Trying to compete with the newly issued Corvette and all of the LBC's made; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00229.html (9,131 bytes)
7. Re: Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: Peter Dzwig <pdzwig@summaventures.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:58:09 +0100; I think that we have to be a little careful overdoing the nostalgia angle here (....wait and read the rest first!), the current Longbridge plant isn't the same plant that they stopped building Heale; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00237.html (9,662 bytes)
8. Re: Longbridge MG Rover plant. (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:44:08 -0700; The early 'Vettes weren't much better, with an inline six (OK for Healeys ... too little engine for that car). They didn't sell well at all. According to all I've heard, read and seen the original (5; /html/healeys/2005-04/msg00259.html (8,575 bytes)

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