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Britain's 1st full-length Motorway (M1) opens, 1959

A short piece of film about British motorists being unaccustomed to Motorway driving, 1959 onwards. A Standerwick Leyland Atlantean double-deck coach is in the starting sequence. The intended A6...  
 
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noinas01 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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At risk of being the real anorak...the opening sequence can't be 1959... there's a black Mk3 Ford Zephyr there...first introduced in 1962!....
hallmark18 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Preston Bypass, the UK's first motorway, opened in 1958, you idiot
jackrussell236 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Read the title you prick, Britains FIRST FULL LENGTH motorway.
sargeant007 (4 months ago) Show Hide
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What the fuck? The 'Preston Bypass' was britains first motorway, not the M1. Get your facts right.
iconosphereuk (8 months ago) Show Hide
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"I've threw a gallon of petrol across the carriageway and set fire to it". Hahahaha. Quality.
ruberyb45 (1 year ago) Show Hide
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There's too many motorways now. Mores the pity

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