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1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Repetition iron castings.<ref>* [[1963 Motor Show]]</ref>
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Repetition iron castings.<ref>* [[1963 Motor Show]]</ref>


Early 1980s Demand for castings from the motor industry fell by over 20%, for trucks by 35% and for tractors by 25%. Financial losses were paralleled by closures and job losses. Some £12 million of the £15 million cost of closures was suffered at Smethwick, where three foundries were closed leaving only Dartmouth Auto Castings foundry No 3.<ref>The Engineer 1982/03/04</ref>
1980 Demand for castings from the motor industry fell by over 20%, for trucks by 35% and for tractors by 25%. Financial losses were paralleled by closures and job losses. Some £12 million of the £15 million cost of closures was suffered at Smethwick, where three foundries were closed leaving only Dartmouth Auto Castings foundry No 3. The company ceased to exist in 1980.<ref>The Engineer 1982/03/04</ref><ref>The Times Dec. 6, 1980</ref>


1982 SG iron crankshafts were specific product ranges.<ref>The Engineer 1982/03/04</ref>
1982 SG iron crankshafts were specific product ranges.<ref>The Engineer 1982/03/04</ref>

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1915 Founded as Dartmouth Auto Castings of Smethwick

1936 Birmid Industries founded; incorporated Dartmouth Auto Castings.[1].

1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Repetition iron castings.[2]

1980 Demand for castings from the motor industry fell by over 20%, for trucks by 35% and for tractors by 25%. Financial losses were paralleled by closures and job losses. Some £12 million of the £15 million cost of closures was suffered at Smethwick, where three foundries were closed leaving only Dartmouth Auto Castings foundry No 3. The company ceased to exist in 1980.[3][4]

1982 SG iron crankshafts were specific product ranges.[5]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The Times, 3 December 1937
  2. ↑ * 1963 Motor Show
  3. ↑ The Engineer 1982/03/04
  4. ↑ The Times Dec. 6, 1980
  5. ↑ The Engineer 1982/03/04
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