I got it through an inter library loan. Surely Seattle has the same option.
Jack
On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 12:33 AM, Stuart MacMillan <macgroup@comcast.net>wrote:
> I'd love to read that, but it's only available on Amazon.com in the Kindle
> version for $215!!!!!! Not in the Seattle library either. I'm glad Amazon
> thought it was worth converting, but this is ridiculous.
> http://tinyurl.com/5u4g8b
>
> Any ideas on how to borrow a copy?
>
> Stuart
> '65 MGB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mgs-bounces+macgroup=comcast.net@autox.team.net
> [mailto:mgs-bounces+macgroup <mgs-bounces%2Bmacgroup>=comcast.net@
> autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jack
> Feldman
> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 2:29 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Mgs] In Memoriam - Lord Stokes (Dan DiBiase)
>
> If you want an insight on how British arrogance killed their auto industry
> try
>
> Whisler, * The End of the Road:The Rise and Fall of Ausin-Healy,MG and
> Triumph Sports Cars* (University of Illinois Press). It uses those cars as
> examples of why the Brits wasted the opportunities they had. Austin Motors
> taught the Japanese auto industry to make cars. That is why some older
> Japanese cars had versions of SU carburetors.
>
> One problem was that Austin and Morris were self made men and suspicious of
> anyone else's judgment. Folks who showed up with a mechanical engineering
> degree were quickly shown the door. That meant that invoation was no
> accepted. The author says that the home grown designers could modify, but
> not create. That is why the 74 1/2 Mg wasn't re designed, but had those
> bumpers raised and pasted on without concern about the effect on handling.
>
> In one incident, Austin was told that a particular model was not ready to
> be
> sent to the showrooms. He said to send them anyway and let the customers
> find the problems. Any wonder why sales plummeted?
>
> The article on Lord Stokes mentions strikes. The book makes it clear that
> when the Shop Stewards ran the factory things went smoothly. When
> know-it-all managers insisted on taking over the function, they caused most
> of the problems because, not being trained, they didn't understand the
> labor
> requirements and looked down on the lowly worker.
>
> As an academic study it sometimes is hard reading, but still a fascinating
> glimpse into why there are no British mass produced cars today. Would you
> buy a car from a manufacturer named Tata?
>
> Jack
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