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Mick Strong
Coventry
31 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 11:43am  

Thanks Slim. My reason for asking was my old boss at Wickmans (Derek Powell) was part of a consortium that purchased J G Bush in 1984? They were in a small unit on the Lythalls Lane estate then, with about 5 or 6 machinists. Their main customer was AP at Leamington. I remember the sale was held up due to Gordon passing away. I took redundancy from Wickman and became the works manager at JGB. They also purchased another company on the same estate called Newark Engineering that was owned by Keith Neal. They eventually moved both companies into the Radenite Battery building in Bayton Road and called it Bush Newark. The last I found out was that Gordon lived in the flats on the corner of Kenilworth Road and Northumberland Road.
Mick Strong

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Midland Red

32 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 1:18pm  

Northumberland Road is not very close to Kenilworth Road Oh my
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Mick Strong
Coventry
33 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 1:53pm  

Leamington
Mick Strong

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Slim
Another Coventry kid
34 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 1:54pm  

I think Mick means the Kenilworth Road in Leamington. There are indeed flats on or near the corner with that Kenilworth Road. Northumberland Road is the very first road on the right as one drives into Leamington. Most of the residences are very upmarket detached mansions. My father's old boss used to live in one. He owned a machine tool company, an SME, and was an alderman. He appeared on television a few times in the 60s, giving his opinion on some local matter.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
35 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 2:40pm  

Hi Slim, yes, Leamington it was. Do you remember the name of the SME? Regards Mick
Mick Strong

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CliffB
Coventry
36 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 4:51pm  

On 9th Dec 2018 7:47pm, mn757 said: Hello all, I'm building a history of my grandfather's employment in Coventry, pre and post war. He's no longer around, but wondered if anyone had any information on the following; "Gulson Road Engineering" - Possibly Autocycles and Fairground Petrol Cars (1936) "Super Car Limited" - Electric bumper cars, Possibly opposite Red House, Stoney Stanton Road? Many thanks. Martin.
Hi Martin, I thought I would add the two Supercar images I have then noticed your name and realised it could be you who gave me the written addresses below on FB? Anyway, these are, Supercars in use in Holland and an interesting 'Ad', note that the motors were supplied to their spec by GEC. Cliff
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Heathite
Coventry
37 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 5:52pm  

Here is the Supercar Co on Stoney Stanton Road, 1937. I have posted a bit more of the page so the location can be seen.
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Slim
Another Coventry kid
38 of 69  Tue 1st Dec 2020 7:56pm  

On 1st Dec 2020 2:40pm, Mick Strong said: Hi Slim, yes, Leamington it was. Do you remember the name of the SME? Regards Mick
STUART DAVIS MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED Started in a Nissen hut in Much Park Street at the end of WW2, then moved to Bayton Road, then got bigger and in the 60s moved to new premises on the A45 next door to Mother's Pride, then the biggest bakery in the country, off Rowley Drive near Coventry Airport. About 50 employees. They got the Queens' award to industry. Core business was low volume custom machines for the likes of Ford and Vauxhall, especially fine borers.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
39 of 69  Wed 2nd Dec 2020 7:15pm  

Anyone remember a factory called G A Farndon? They were on the right hand side as you went down Bayton Road. George Farndon was the owner and it was ran by a guy called Peter Kiddie.
Mick Strong

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busman
Corley
40 of 69  Thu 3rd Dec 2020 10:28pm  

I used to deal with George Farndon when I was at Morris Engines. His speciality was crankshaft grinding and he bought machines from there when it closed down. He lived at Crackley.
Roger Burdett

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Kaga simpson
Peacehaven, East Sussex
41 of 69  Fri 4th Dec 2020 9:26am  

I never remember petrol bumping cars, weren't they too dangerous so they stopped making them, petrol swilling about? Neither do I remember a rink with an island. The ones I do remember are the pole at the back where the attendant jumped on, grabbed the pole to take the money, the blue flashing light at the top of the pole where the electric flashed on and off, the squeals of delight by young ladies, the loud music, dodge cars to gain one, kind of like musical chairs. Yes, good fairground fun.
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Mick Strong
Coventry
42 of 69  Mon 8th Mar 2021 7:40pm  

Really interesting reading here
Mick Strong

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belushi
coventry
43 of 69  Mon 8th Mar 2021 8:16pm  

Brilliant find Mick. Thumbs up
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matchle55
Coventry
44 of 69  Mon 8th Mar 2021 8:43pm  

On 8th Mar 2021 7:40pm, Mick Strong said: Really interesting reading here
My grandfather retired from Herberts in 1962 after working there all his life, his framed long service certificate is hanging in my workshop Smile
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Mick Strong
Coventry
45 of 69  Thu 23rd Jun 2022 3:42pm  

Recently dug this bronze plate up in my eldest sons garden. Anyone know anything about Modern Machine Tools as a company, or was it a consortium of machine tool companies?
Mick Strong

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