SK9771 : Castle Hill, Lincoln - Vehicle

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Great Britain

Castle Hill, Lincoln - Vehicle
Castle Hill, Lincoln - Vehicle
MGB GT V8 - Built in 1975 at Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Grid Square - SU4897 LinkExternal link LinkExternal link
Body panels for these vehicles were pressed here - LinkExternal link
The site is now used by Swindon Pressings Ltd., which is owned by BMW. They make body parts for the Mini, which are then sent to the plant in Oxford for assembly. Swindon is unusual in that it has two major car manufacturers, BMW and Honda.

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Dave Hitchborne   (find more nearby)
Image classification
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Date Taken
Sunday, 8 June, 2008
Submitted
Sunday, 29 June, 2008
Category
Vintage vehicles   (find more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 97576 71826 [1m precision]
WGS84: 53:14.0708N 0:32.3736W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 97578 71822
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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