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GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE

Source: REPURPOSED Honda’s Swindon plant is on the site of the Vickers Supermarine factory that built Spitfire fighter planes during World War II.

Situated just down the road from Honda’s U.K. factory, BMW’s Mini Plant Swindon is where 90 percent of the Mini’s body-in-white components and 80 percent of its subassemblies (hoods, tailgates, and doors) are made. It’s also a poignant reminder Britain once had its own auto industry.

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