MG Rover supporters and employees stage a protest and rally outside the main Q gate, Longbridge on Sunday 17 April 2005
Caption Members of the Wastley family of Rednor whose father worked at MG Rover join the rally Hundreds of car enthusiasts joined MG Rover workers at a rally outside the beleaguered company s factory on Sunday 17 April 2005 to show solidarity and support for the marques With everything from a 1946 MGTC to a brand new MG ZT bought on the very day the company went into administration the cars and their owners were cheered as they drove through the crowds outside MG Rover s Q gate at Longbridge south west of Birmingham Organiser Bev Miles said she was touched by the workers response 5 000 of whom will find redundancy notices on their mats this week The rally comprising more than 250 cars started off from the Gaydon Motor Heritage Musem
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