Spurrier Works in the Early Sixties.




Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.
Stephen McManmon, one of our members now in Canada who used to work at Leyland Motors, sent us these photos of engine production at No. 8 Shop. These are the first three of a series. We'll be putting more up next month.

This shows engine block production.




Fitting cylinder head studs on engine assembly line. Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.


Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.
 		General view of camshaft line.








Leyland engine assembly, No 8 shop, Spurrier Works. Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.


Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.
 		Heat Treatment Plant in No. 8 Shop, Spurrier Works.




A Leyland Engine on the Dyno in the Engine Test Dept. at Spurrier Works. Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.








This is a copy of a letter from Henry Spurrier to Steve McManmon's father, in 1949, who was Senior Planning Engineer at Farington. The letter accompanied a book, "The First Fifty Years", which Mr Spurrier sent to Steve's Father. Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.


Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.
 		Cylinder Liners, No. 8 Shop, Spurrier Works.




A general view of No. 8 Shop, Spurrier Works. Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.


Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.
 		Flywheel Housing machining in No. 8 shop, Spurrier Works.




Machining Manifolds, No. 8 Shop, Spurrier Works. Spurrier Works, Early Sixties.
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