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22-03-2018
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Kenneth C Ryeland
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Kenneth C Ryeland
Leyland Rover
Reeks: Memories of an automotive engineer
Kenneth C Ryeland
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'Leyland
Rover'
is
an
account
of
Ken
Ryeland’s
several
tours
of
the
Far
East
as
a
service
engineer
for
British
Leyland
during
the
early
1970s.
After
serving
an
engineering
apprenticeship
and
several
years
working
in
Nigeria,
Ryeland
and
his
family
returned
to
the
UK,
where
he
joined
the
Rover
Company
at
Solihull.
His
task
was
to
audit
the
company’s
UK
distributor
network,
checking
the
quality
of
service
offered
to
car
and
Land-Rover
customers.
Twelve
months
later
he
joined
Rover/Triumph’s
overseas
service
department
and
further
reorganisations
under
the
British
Leyland
International
banner
added
Jaguar
and
Austin/Morris
vehicles
to
his
responsibilities.
Ryeland’s
apprenticeship,
previous
overseas
experience
and
thorough
knowledge
of
the
products
paid
dividends,
enabling
him
to
ensure
that
Leyland’s
Far
East
distributors
conformed
to
all
operational
and
engineering
standards.
Not
easy
when
strikes,
poor
build
quality,
indiscriminate
sales
policies
and
sheer
bloody-mindedness
conspired
to
frustrate
his
efforts;
and
that
was
just
the
UK
side
of
the
business.
The
culture
and
different
working
practices
in
the
various
countries
presented
even
greater
challenges
for
Ryeland.
Held
hostage
by
the
military
in
Malaysia;
interrogated
by
police
in
Afghanistan;
hospitalised
in
Thailand
and
summoned
by
the
king
in
Nepal;
just
a
few
of
the
trials
and
tribulations
faced
by
Ryeland
when
attending
his ‘patch’.
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