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Britain By Car - A Motoring History

Pengam

A former mining village in the Rhymney Valley, which at one time had two railway stations and at least four working collieries, around which much of the village’s history is based.

A purpose-built factory, operated almost entirely by a disabled workforce, producing the Austin Pathfinder and J40 children’s pedal car.

Location
New Rd, Tir-y-Berth, Pengam, Hengoed CF82 8AU.  This is the current address (2019) of Denman & Sons, Builders’ Merchants, located opposite the former factory.

Date
1949 - 1971.

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