With very little to go on this first photo – amazingly another is found that offers more detail.
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Ferguson – 20,000th Tractor
The 20,000th Standard Built Ferguson Tractor came off the assembly lines at Banner Lane recently. It is seen, with others, being driven by a group of youthful employees under the eagle eye of Mr C. Wright, Foreman of the assembly line. Continue reading “Ferguson – 20,000th Tractor”
The Last Triumph Spitfire
Ted Stanley of Barwell, Warwickshire used to work on the Spitfire production line and actually appears in the photo taken of the last Spitfire off the production line. Continue reading “The Last Triumph Spitfire”
Malcolm Dunn – Planning Engineer
I started work at the Apprentice Training School, Torrington Avenue, Tile Hill, Coventry as a Technical Apprentice / Draughtsman on 26 August 1968. Continue reading “Malcolm Dunn – Planning Engineer”
Apprentices Initiative Test – 1963
An Initiative Test for apprentices was organized in 1963. The object of the exercise was to see who could travel furthest from Coventry, with a maximum of ten shillings to spend, and also get back within the allocated time. Continue reading “Apprentices Initiative Test – 1963”
Thomas Lawson – Publicity Department
Mr. T. R. S. Lawson. A member of the Publicity Department, Mr. Thomas Richard Stone Lawson, died on March 19, 1959, aged 63. He leaves a widow and one son. Continue reading “Thomas Lawson – Publicity Department”