29 Sep 00 00:00
The Heritage Motor Centre's future looks safe in Ford's hands. The Centre, based at Gaydon, Warwickshire, was passed to the company when it took over Land Rover, previous owner of the Gaydon complex and engineering centre. Ford has just appointed Bob Dover (chairman and CEO of Land Rover) as chairman of the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust, which runs the Heritage Motor Centre.
Following initial fears that Ford would dispense with the Centre, which houses a collection of vehicles, archives and artefacts from the British motor industry, its future as one of the country's major historical centres for the automotive industry now looks secure. Acting chairman Peter Mitchell is also retained on the Trust's board, along with representatives of other companies still associated with the British motor industry -Land Rover, Aston Martin, Jaguar, BMW and MG Rover.
