American plant will boost British motorcar output. A 100 ton section of a giant 300 ton American triple action type press Stratford, London, today (Saturday) to begin its five-day journey by road to the Birmingham factory of Nuffield Metal Products, Ltd. , The press, which is the largest of its kind, and the first to be installed in a British car component factory, is capable of converting 15 tons of sheet steel into body press parts in an hour, and does the work of three standard presses in one operation. The long journey by road will be covered at an average speed of 3 mph, and Mr William Parkin, of Sheffield, who operates the special steering gear of the long vehicle carrying the press, will walk. Three quarters of the way. Photo shows, the 100 ton section of the American press release Stratford on its use carrier on the slow journeys Birmingham today (Saturday). 1 March 1947