#5565 Nigel Mills' Right hander AXI 1697

[jerzybondov]

Interesting stuff Alistair...

Has Barrie actually changed his story or just not mentioned the abandoned factory space and people have assumed it must have been Dunmurry?

[Almccann]

As far as I know the factory was located here...

It has changed quite a bit in recent years but Northern Carriers site was nearby.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 17&iwloc=A

Barrie was ADAMANT that the cars where not built in the DMCL Dunmurray factory, in fact he argued this point with a senior DOC member who owned one of the very RHD's in question.

[bozzzydmc]

Just to fill in the gap a little this was the origional thread about 'Factory RHD Cars' ....

viewtopic.php?f=43&t=234&hilit=rhd&start=10

[arranj]

Here is a picture, although you can do "street view" on that map link:

[bozzzydmc]

Thats one hell of a big yellow pin in that roof

[tourettes tony]

well spotted mike no wonder they had to get the roofers in TT

[Dangermouse]

Thats one hell of a big yellow pin in that roof

Well, you might remember that back in the 80s, many buildings in Belfast were under A-Tack......

boom-boom, sorry, couldn't resist.


Fascinating info from Martin, though.

[bozzzydmc]

LOL...honestly that was very good DM!!!

LMAO !

Thats one hell of a big yellow pin in that roof

Well, you might remember that back in the 80s, many buildings in Belfast were under A-Tack......

boom-boom, sorry, couldn't resist.


Fascinating info from Martin, though.

[neal]

As far as I know the factory was located here...

It has changed quite a bit in recent years but Northern Carriers site was nearby.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&sourc ... 17&iwloc=A

Barrie was ADAMANT that the cars where not built in the DMCL Dunmurray factory, in fact he argued this point with a senior DOC member who owned one of the very RHD's in question.

The site around sinclair road,stormont road and McCAUGHY ROAD. which is a coal storage yard today.(picture below)
was The Delorean compound at the docks.
I do not know if Northern Ireland Carriers had a site down at the docks. But the one I know of is the head office, which the transport drivers worked from, was on the Grosvenor road beside the westlink roundabout, which now is a flyover over the westlink.

[neal]

Here is a picture, although you can do "street view" on that map link:

The Building on the left at the roundabout at the top of Duncrue street is called BELFAST COLD STORES. This is where a car was tested to see how the Stainless steel would cope in very cold conditions. I remember going down with van driver one day to collect the tests and seeing the car there. The car was was covered in Ice, just like in the movie when the car came back from the future the first time. I just thought I would share that with you all.