TVR enthusiasts unite to honor idled Bispham factory workers
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In a demonstration of support and thanks, TVR owners and enthusiasts from across the UK rallied together to show the workers at the TVR assembly plant on Bristol Avenue that their efforts have not gone unnoticed or unappreciated.
As the workers left the plant, a long line of owners and admirers parked outside the gates greeted them with cheering, applause, revving engines and blaring horns. The workers were also invited to join the enthusiasts at the Red Lion Pub in Devonshire, who agreed to block off part of the parking lot for them and have extra staff on hand. The cheering group also took up a collection to cover the bar tab for the displaced workers.
Hmm. I don't remember any stories about people rallying around any Ford, GM or Chrysler workers as their plants closed. Maybe it would take a closing at Bowling Green or Flat Rock to generate this kind of public display? Well, it certainly didn't happen at Dearborn. In this day and age it is great to see people actually show some appreciation for something that they are passionate about. Demonstrations like these, regardless of size or scope are too few and far between.
[Source: www.pistonheads.com]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Eleventeen 8:20AM (11/07/2006)
Maybe if they closed Spring Hill....Saturn has that kind of following. I know because we own 2.
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ChrisR 9:39AM (11/07/2006)
Its the same effect with say... Apple fans. I know because i am one. We are all deeply involved with the going ons of the company, and we actually take an interest in what Apple does, and the products they release. We get genuinely excited over things like Steve Jobs keynote presentations. You just dont see that with... Dell... Likewise, you not going to see this kind of dedication with say Ford fans either, becuase bluntly, there arent any. Not any on the same level as TVR fans. Ford's cars are not full of passion and prestige, there boring sedans and boxy "sports" cars made on an assebly line by workers who only look foward to fridays paycheck. Anyway, it all comes down to the companys passion for what they make. Clean and simple.
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olddavid 10:08AM (11/07/2006)
Mechanical expertise- in general- is undervalued. We have no real apprenticeships of the European type in any of our local schools. Too bad, because even your revered Toyoletta is going to need repair at some point.
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J-TRAY 10:29AM (11/07/2006)
This is the kind of support I like to see, true passion and love for an brand that means something to there owners. Like many of you have said you will never see this in the U.S.
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Erolb 1:12PM (11/07/2006)
Nice litle vid on the BBC site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/6113784.stm
Click on the "Watch TVR in action" the car at 1:21 looks class.
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Andy 3:05PM (11/07/2006)
Bye bye TVR.
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