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Busy at Longbridge

We love this classic black and white photograph that we reckon dates from the end of the 1970s, taken at Longbridge and showing the ever-busy Mini production line. The cars shown here look to be going through their final checks before heading for BL’s vast dealer network. Did any MiniWorld readers happen to work at Longbridge back then?

Curing rust

Back in the early 1970s there was no shortage of rust treatments on the market, some aimed at preventing corrosion in the first place, others claiming to sort out the rust that was already there. Kurust fell

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