LONGBRIDGE - AS IT IS NOW (PICS) VERY SAD

HOPPY · Post by **HOPPY** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:38 pm

Just found this link of MG-Rover.Org

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/sho ... .php?t=208
:cry:

Mark16v · Post by **Mark16v** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 7:52 pm

pictures are very cool, the location makes you sad though...

Post by **IrishRover** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:37 pm

Raddog?
Interesting, but I don't understand why the photos are being complimented so much. The look like very bad photos to me

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:42 pm

Very sad

Kinda makes you wonder just whats going to happen to those part built cars on the line, crushed and melted down I expect :cry:

Mind, what I want to know is what was Radders doing there! :wink:

dreaddan · Post by **dreaddan** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:48 pm

IrishRover wrote:Raddog?
Interesting, but I don't understand why the photos are being complimented so much. The look like very bad photos to me

I think there commenting on the fact they were able to get pics there rather than the pics them selvs.

Post by **IrishRover** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:52 pm

Yeah, I suppose. I just wish they had taken a few better ones. I understand about the fear of getting caught though.

114gta · Post by **114gta** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:51 pm

Sad, strangely quite eery too.

HOPPY · Post by **HOPPY** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 9:55 pm

Might have a drive to the ol Q gate sometime

paul888 · Post by **paul888** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 11:03 pm

sounds like they broke in..

Ant 05 · Post by **Ant 05** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:03 am

Just look at all that waste, and beside why is the old bodyshells piled up high..?

GARY220 · Post by **GARY220** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:10 am

City-rover with no doors, nice

radddogg · Post by **radddogg** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:59 am

OT and Raddog present you...

The Rover Factory, Longbridge, Birmingham...

WTF!!!!!!!!

The handle thieving dog bummer!!!!!!!

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 12:14 pm

They are good pictures yes, but I don't really see why it's fun to trespass on property and take pic of a few fecked up Rovers.

Maybe i'm just prudish.

'Urban Exploration'? "oo look at me I can explore this train line!!!"

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:04 pm

GARY220 wrote:City-rover with no doors, nice

Hinges probably rotted off.

JamesCoupe · Post by **JamesCoupe** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:09 pm

Also ended up doing some "social engineering" today, chatting to a guy who is a Rover employee now employed by the Chinese to remove the whole of the Rover 75 production line. This would explain some of what we saw. They are taking EVERYTHING back to China, there's half a forest worth of wood and a team of joiners just to build boxwork to pack the stuff into. They are even taking the sprinkler systems and walkways! I saw a truck with a huge box leaving the site in addition to the number of containers being loaded...

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Gary · Post by **Gary** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:31 pm

It would be good if they can get some more detailed pictures. I always find it interesting to find out what building look like on the inside.

You can bet there are places in there that only high up people got to see. Being such an old factory you can bet there are all kind of shelter / safe houses knocking about, not to mention the secret rooms that special talks were held in.

I wouldnt mind having a mouch about, however a bit far away for me lol.

Post by **IrishRover** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:08 pm

Yeah, it's not too far from Redditch at all though. Would be good for the two raddoggs to meet up!

GARY220 · Post by **GARY220** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:09 pm

Martin wrote:
GARY220 wrote:City-rover with no doors, nice

Hinges probably rotted off.

Perhaps they were thinking of a 'mini-moke' edition city rover

radddogg · Post by **radddogg** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 11:08 am

IrishRover wrote:Yeah, it's not too far from Redditch at all though. Would be good for the two raddoggs to meet up!

Only if he changes his handle to Rob-dog!

tf_boy · Post by **tf_boy** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:15 pm

GARY220 wrote:
Martin wrote:
GARY220 wrote:City-rover with no doors, nice

Hinges probably rotted off.

Perhaps they were thinking of a 'mini-moke' edition city rover

AS the city rover was never built at longbridge, these cars were actually donor cars they had due to such a shite parts supply

at one point in time, they had about 10 cityrovers in there all for stripping lol

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:33 pm

But Ross, that CityRover is on a Y plate so I image it was a prototype development hack before bits got plundered :wink:

leighton · Post by **leighton** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:08 am

Post by **IrishRover** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:55 pm

This was in the papers over the weekend. I'll scan it in and post it later. Not that there's any real new information in it, it just seems to make it more "real" or "mainstream" when it's in the paper.