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Making Cars at Crewe (Paperback, Uk Ed.)
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Making Cars at Crewe (Paperback, Uk Ed.)
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In 1998, there was the latest in a long and complex history of
takeovers that had bedevilled Rolls-Royce and Bentley since the
companies were founded. This resulted in Volkswagen taking
ownership of the factory in Crewe, together with the Bentley range
and name, while BMW moved Rolls-Royce production to a new site in
Sussex. On 30 August 2002, the last Crewe-built Rolls-Royce rolled
off the production line, bringing the era of Crewe-built
Rolls-Royces to an end. Peter Ollerhead, an ex-Rolls-Royce
employee, has spent years researching the history of the company in
Crewe, from 1938 to 1998, focusing on the endeavours and the
experiences of its employees: this is a book about people. The
detailed text, illustrated with over 80 photographs, explains how
the initial establishment of a Merlin aero engine factory was
thwarted by the problems of building on a greenfield site, where
the early days of skill shortages, a chronic need for housing and a
strike were followed by a bombing raid in 1940, in which seventeen
employees were killed. The arrival of car production just after the
Second World War is fully covered, as are the other enterprises
that helped to keep the company afloat, from War Department power
units to hip joints for the NHS. Despite a troubled history - with
two major fires, bankruptcy and large-scale redundancies -
Rolls-Royce was Crewe's largest employer for many years, produced
the world's best luxury cars, and influenced and shaped the town as
no other company has done. This book is a fitting tribute to the
generations of workers who made it all possible.
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