Rootes Wartime Orders & Deliveries

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Sunbeam-Talbot's Barlby Road, Acton, plant was used to build Karrier Bantams for the Ministry of Supply.

I assume that the museum have the Thrupp & Maberley records? If not are they at the new Rootes Archive Centre?

[Bill Kreiner]

David:

I believe the CTM does have the Thrupp records, but the place was in such a mess when I was there that they couldn't be found. I had checked with the Rootes Archive Centre first, and they directed me to CTM for all my queries.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

When I can get to my parents' garage I'll look up the Xeroxes of wartime records that the CTM sent me. I was more interested at the time in the emergency use by GM Ltd of Barlby Road to assemble CMPs in late 1940/ear;y 1931 and the apparnt sub-contract with Rootes agreed with GM Ltd in May 1941. This as we know probably related to truck bodies.

[Bill Kreiner]

Thanks, David - it would be good to see what you have.

I'm trying to get CTM to send me data from the 1930s-1940s Humber and Sunbeam-Talbot chassis registers they have. Some of the production data, of course, is in my Rootes document, but it would be good to have more. Since Lizzie Hazlehurst is out on maternity leave, though, the staff is not sure when they'll have the time to do this for me. I can't visit England right now to do it myself.

[bill m]

Hello Bill,
is there any material existing on the Rootes group rebuilding US equipment postwar for military assistance programs?
cheers
Bill.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by bill m

Hello Bill,
is there any material existing on the Rootes group rebuilding US equipment postwar for military assistance programs?
cheers
Bill.

Hi Bill,

I once came across some WW2 Jeeps that had been sold off from Norwegian Army and they had rebuild plates from Rootes in Manchester. If that is of any help.

[Bill Kreiner]

Originally Posted by bill m

Hello Bill,
is there any material existing on the Rootes group rebuilding US equipment postwar for military assistance programs?
cheers
Bill.

Hi, Bill:

I don't know of anything offhand, but will enquire next time I have contact with CTM, which will be when Ms. Hazlehurst returns from maternity leave. With them it's hit or miss. For example, they have Volume 2 of the War History ledger, but not Volume 1. They hold the chassis records for Sunbeam-Talbot and Humber from 1937 to 1948 (which I want copies of), but not for the later or earlier models, and have nothing at all for Hillman other than what's in Vol. 2 of the War History.

[bill m]

Thank you gentlemen,
Richard, yes I remember this being discussed a few years ago and that as the reason I am asking.
I have had a previous interest in the Rootes group and am curious as to the group's activities with wartime and postwar contracts.
cheers
Bill.