Mg Rover documentary collection?

biffa75 · 2nd December 2020, 18:11

Hi folks,

I know of a few documentaries about rover from old to news clips after the closure of the plants.

Here's some YouTube links below
I can also provide a link to a website that allows you to download the videos for free too (just copy and paste the link)
If this violates the terms of this forum, I can remove the download link.

This first link is my own upload which I posted for members of the p6 owners club.

The rover p6 story complete

https://youtu.be/E44k8ca07jg

Rover - the long goodbye

https://youtu.be/TQhpfRoMMgk

The collapse of mg rover

https://youtu.be/1MTw2nREZRM

Longbridge explore after shutdown (bodyshells still in factory)

https://youtu.be/HknU0vei1Mc

I like documentaries especially British Leyland/ BMC and rover stuff.

I hope this thread is okay and if anyone knows of any other documentary type stuff wether it's YouTube or a dvd purchase please share

Thanks

Rob

biffa75 · 6th December 2020, 16:03

Came across this,

Note* posted on YouTube three years ago!
Urban explorers inside
https://youtu.be/45liffTGMZk

Also came across this.. posted two months ago..
Drone flyover. From the comments, done by a former employee!

https://youtu.be/mti5jQuXKBc
I can't help but wonder, that after the BMW sellout, had the government stepped in and it had been nationalised, would rover have survived ( it worked for Renault who had twice the debt of rover..)

I'm making this thread and adding videos for future reference and information but also for people like myself, being 28 when the mg rover group went sideways, I was still in school. But I remember my dad's first rover 800 and the subsequent rovers he had afterwards. I find it interesting learning the history of rover and mg and how things came to an end.
I think the most surprising thing I've found is that the government and ford and bae didn't want the rover company to be broken up.

Would anyone like me to continue making this thread with more videos and such?

AndrewJames · 6th December 2020, 21:21

Thanks. I enjoyed watching some of the videos earlier. I'm 30 so don't really remember much from the time. To be honest I wouldn't have been interested back then.

Mason6 · 8th December 2020, 01:50

Cheers I enjoyed watching that lot

2nd December 2020, 18:11	#1
biffa75 Trader Mk1 2004 tourer cdti + MK1 2003 Saloon CDT Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 494 Thanks: 106 Thanked 91 Times in 57 Posts	Mg Rover documentary collection? Hi folks, I know of a few documentaries about rover from old to news clips after the closure of the plants. Here's some YouTube links below I can also provide a link to a website that allows you to download the videos for free too (just copy and paste the link) If this violates the terms of this forum, I can remove the download link. This first link is my own upload which I posted for members of the p6 owners club. The rover p6 story complete https://youtu.be/E44k8ca07jg Rover - the long goodbye https://youtu.be/TQhpfRoMMgk The collapse of mg rover https://youtu.be/1MTw2nREZRM Longbridge explore after shutdown (bodyshells still in factory) https://youtu.be/HknU0vei1Mc I like documentaries especially British Leyland/ BMC and rover stuff. I hope this thread is okay and if anyone knows of any other documentary type stuff wether it's YouTube or a dvd purchase please share Thanks Rob

8th December 2020, 01:50	#4
Mason6 Loves to post V6 Classic SE Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 355 Thanks: 472 Thanked 137 Times in 79 Posts	Cheers I enjoyed watching that lot __________________ Regards, Martyn *Rover 75 Contemporary SE CDTI in Starlight Silver which was the 49th out of 849 produced*

6th December 2020, 16:03	#2
biffa75 Trader Mk1 2004 tourer cdti + MK1 2003 Saloon CDT Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: west yorkshire Posts: 494 Thanks: 106 Thanked 91 Times in 57 Posts	Came across this, Note* posted on YouTube three years ago! Urban explorers inside https://youtu.be/45liffTGMZk Also came across this.. posted two months ago.. Drone flyover. From the comments, done by a former employee! https://youtu.be/mti5jQuXKBc I can't help but wonder, that after the BMW sellout, had the government stepped in and it had been nationalised, would rover have survived ( it worked for Renault who had twice the debt of rover..) I'm making this thread and adding videos for future reference and information but also for people like myself, being 28 when the mg rover group went sideways, I was still in school. But I remember my dad's first rover 800 and the subsequent rovers he had afterwards. I find it interesting learning the history of rover and mg and how things came to an end. I think the most surprising thing I've found is that the government and ford and bae didn't want the rover company to be broken up. Would anyone like me to continue making this thread with more videos and such?

6th December 2020, 21:21	#3
AndrewJames Loves to post Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 291 Thanks: 133 Thanked 102 Times in 61 Posts	Thanks. I enjoyed watching some of the videos earlier. I'm 30 so don't really remember much from the time. To be honest I wouldn't have been interested back then.