Product description
A volume that explores the history and ambitious vision of Geoffrey Rootes for the Linwood factory, a facility that played a key role in the British automotive industry.
The book focuses on Rootes’ dream of creating a state of the art factory capable of producing affordable and innovative vehicles, such as the Hillman Imp, designed to challenge international competition.
With an engaging narrative and numerous period photographs, the author offers a fascinating overview of industrial life and its key figures. It not only tells the technical and production aspects but also delves into the economic and labor difficulties that marked Linwood’s fate.
