Marty McFly etc...

[tintin]

Great Delorean documentary on BBC 2 right now, putting the car in the context of when and where it was made. Good stuff.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000rqw8

[Ameiseuk]

Ironically sold a forklift today to Linamar (Montupet) who occupy the old Delorean site in Dunmurry - they make automotive aluminum castings for JLR/PSA group.

Moving forward they are going to make monocoque one piece aluminum chassis for the next gen electric cars. JLR are going to make the chassis/floorpan from aluminum so they can put more batteries in to increase range

[Hatchet]

I happened upon this. Was really interesting and well produced too. Had never really appreciated the political connotations before. Good watch indeed

[steamship]

"EXCEPT NORTHERN IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND HD" - What does that tell you about the programme that it isn't being shown in NI. Very odd.

Apart from what everyone else knows about the cars, the only story I heard about the factory was the sheer number of parts that went over the fence.

[tintin]

Originally Posted by steamship

"EXCEPT NORTHERN IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND HD" - What does that tell you about the programme that it isn't being shown in NI. Very odd.

Apart from what everyone else knows about the cars, the only story I heard about the factory was the sheer number of parts that went over the fence.

That is odd - there's quite a bit of reference in this programme to the troubles, as well as UK politics at the time, but nothing that I could see that was too inflammatory, other than perhaps a few ill-informed historical remarks about the "northern part of Ireland"

[HPsauce]

Originally Posted by steamship

the only story I heard about the factory was the sheer number of parts that went over the fence.

Been done before...… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIuo0KIqD_E

And I recall working as a student (holiday job) in a RR Aero engine factory in the late sixties.
The titanium strips that certain small fan blades were initially cut from would fold nicely to make a toast rack - everyone had one at home!
The afternoon entertainment was usually a break while they did a test firing of an RB211 out the back.

[steamship]

Originally Posted by HPsauce

Been done before...… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIuo0KIqD_E

I thought that was a link to the same behaviour at another factory, but pleasantly surprised. Never heard that song before.

EDIT: Don't watch terrestrial TV but some kind person has put it on YouTube, so might watch it there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA6LatcH7E8