The Pike Factory

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The Pike Factory

#1 Post by bunches » Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:47 pm

Ladies, gentlemen

Can anyone tell me why Nissan called its special car manufacturing plant - the one that made the Figaro - The Pike Factory?
Nissan's GB press office didn't know the answer, and there is no explanation anywhere online (plenty about the Pike Factory, but not its name). Office suggestions have included a Dad's Army connection, Japan's love of eating ugly fish, and a Japlish mistranslation.
A completely worthless prize awaits the most plausible, preferably correct, answer.

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Re: The Pike Factory

#2 Post by JPB » Tue Jan 11, 2011 6:49 pm

Well, Longbridge also had a "Pike" factory so, whatever the reason, Datsun weren't the only ones to think of it and it's Midlandish as well as Japanese.
I know that won't answer your question, but at least it may cause further confusion. :D
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Re: The Pike Factory

#3 Post by pryantcc » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:57 pm

Hardly anything to do with Pikes Peak hill climb in the states?

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Re: The Pike Factory

#4 Post by Pilkie » Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:34 pm

Longbridge Pike factory history.
http://www.austinmemories.com/page24/page24.html
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Re: The Pike Factory

#5 Post by Hubfool » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:47 am

I think you'll find that Longbridge's Pike Factory was so-called because it was built by a company called White & Pike... although you'd have thought it would have been called the White & Pike Factory.

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#6 Post by DoloMIGHTY » Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:09 pm

Stupid boy! :lol:
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#7 Post by TerryG » Thu Jan 13, 2011 7:34 pm

I was wondering how long it would take somebody to post that and you haven't disapointed! :D
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#8 Post by Martin Evans » Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:13 pm

Don't tell him Pike :!:

Sorry I don't know but I couldn't resist that one :oops: .
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