PRESS PICTURES A-Z
AUSTIN
We'll kick off the feature at Longbridge with this shot of Mk1 Austin 1100s coming off the assembly lines. It is a wonderful shot in its own right, but contains an extra layer of fascination because in Anders Ditlev Clausager's book, Complete Catalogue of Austin Cars Since 1945, there is a photo on p75 that shows the cars and the workers in exactly the same positions, and I do mean exactly the same positions. However, it is only after doing a second take that I realised the cars in the book had the wider MkII grilles that met and curved under the headlights. BMC must have retouched the original photo rather than shooting a fresh one!
BMW
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