Quote:
Originally Posted by RWS
Ah, yes (more or less). British Leyland. Or was it, "Lesney"? The Chinese and the Indians now own its name-only remnants.
|
Lesney used to manufacture the "matchbox"
model cars, until it went
bankrupt in 1982. I used to collect them as a child.
British Leyland was formed in 1968 and nationalised in 1975. Its demise is one more tragic incident in the general demise of British manufacturing.