1947 Coventry car manufacturer welcomes back employees released from military service
April 22, 2026
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2:56Now Playing1947 Coventry car manufacturer welcomes back employees released from military service
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as posted by the channelDate: 13th October 1947
Location: England, United Kingdom
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The British Motor Industry's Drive for Exports
ENGLAND: West Midlands: Coventry:
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COVENTRY Monty inspects Standard Motor works at Coventry. Good shots of assembly lines and testing benches. Also of Finished cars coming off of assembly lines
FACTORIES Motor factory goes all out for export drive - good shots of Assembly belts on conveyor system. Factory shots and finished cars coming off of assembly line. Visited by Monty who makes speech to workers
FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY Arriving at Standard Motor Works, Coventry. Makes speech to employees. Looking over new cars and tractors
MOTORS ETC Motor-car factory goes all out for export drive. F-M Montgomery inspects the factory and makes speech to employees.. Good shots of assembling on conveyors system and very good factory shots - finally culminating to finished cars coming off assembly lines
Industries, Trades and Crafts; Vehicles
Brisith motor industry, automobile manufacture, manufacturing, autoworkers, workers, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
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