MG Rover supporters and employees stage a protest and rally outside the main Q gate, Longbridge on Sunday 17 April 2005

MG Rover supporters and employees stage a protest and rally outside the main Q gate, Longbridge on Sunday 17 April 2005 Stock Photo
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Steve Nichols / Alamy Stock Photo

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5500 x 3667 px | 46.6 x 31 cm | 18.3 x 12.2 inches | 300dpi

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17 April 2005

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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