A section featuring stories from those who worked inside Rootes Commercials and Diesel Divisions in various capacities and  from some of the small team that bought the TS3 and TS4 motors to the world. The TS3 was originally bought to fruition by a core team of just seven men. That their amazing fore-sight, dedication and skill was not understood and recognized by Chrysler UK and USA will always leave us wondering "What if..."

Click on the names to read more about working inside Rootes Diesel engine div


Responsible for developing an Engine section at Humber which led to the 1300 - 1725 ohv unit and the TS3 and 4 two-stroke diesel amongst many other achievements



Memories of working at Rootes Diesel Engine Division


Tony Deane - Commercial Production at DunstablePlanning_Production_2.html










 
Eric Coy - ‘the Old Man’Eric_Coy.html
Don Kitchen - ‘From the inside’Don_Kitchen.html

Tony Deane’s first job after leaving school was as a Commercial Trainee with Commer from 1961-1967 and spent most of his time was in Production Control Department, ending up as Production Planner for the 6 Cylinder assembly line, which included the TS3. Read how your Commer was put together