05-03-2024, 09:40 PM
Some will know that after the break up of the Longbridge site, Lord Austin's office was moved to the British Motor Museum at Gaydon. I now understand that it is on the verge of completion and should be opened to view very soon. The same was done for William Morris's office some time back.
There is also a tentative move to have a life sized statue of Lord Austin produced and installed somewhere on the Longbridge site and where it can easily be seen by the public. Longbridge was for many years known as ' The Austin ' by the people of Birmingham but in the last thirty years or so it has become known as ' Austin Rover. ' and with Lord Austin's contribution to the British and European motor industry increasingly being forgotten. Another part of British motoring heritage which needs to be addressed.
There is also a tentative move to have a life sized statue of Lord Austin produced and installed somewhere on the Longbridge site and where it can easily be seen by the public. Longbridge was for many years known as ' The Austin ' by the people of Birmingham but in the last thirty years or so it has become known as ' Austin Rover. ' and with Lord Austin's contribution to the British and European motor industry increasingly being forgotten. Another part of British motoring heritage which needs to be addressed.