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Car Crazy

RobAMerc · 2007-08-22 10:01:35

Did anyone see the BBC4 program Car Crazy last night? Is this a new series by any chance? Good to see Quentin "Wiltoff" back on the telly. There was also a great program about the motorways of Britain, the first 55 miles of the M1 were built in 19months - mostly by Irish Navvys - where are these guys now ? - we've taken…

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Did anyone see the BBC4 program Car Crazy last night?
Is this a new series by any chance?
Good to see Quentin "Wiltoff" back on the telly.

There was also a great program about the motorways of Britain, the first 55 miles of the M1 were built in 19months - mostly by Irish Navvys - where are these guys now ? - we've taken nearly 55 years to do the same.

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RobAMerc wrote:

There was also a great program about the motorways of Britain, the first 55 miles of the M1 were built in 19months - mostly by Irish Navvys - where are these guys now ?

Irish road workers are actually too fat to get out of their 4x4 s now. They just wind down the window slightly and shout abuse at the Polish shovel men before grtting back on the mobile:)

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