The footage starts in Cheadle at the roundabout on the A560, known locally as Roscoe's Roundabout. We make good progress notwithstanding some minor annoyances in the form of other road users.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VQDOQMQwhA
This car has stock SU carburettors - the torque is much less compared to a P6 fitted with an aftermarket four-barrel racing carburettor - which is what I am used to.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjlbWvpQuIM
This was my first trip along this stretch of road - I am sure it is haunted!
The weather was foul, especially on the climb heading west. I've seldom been so grateful for the unmistakeable prisms on the sidelights of the Rover P6 - very reassuring in the gloom.
This was the route of choice in the pre-motorway era for traffic heading from the West of Scotland heading south - avoiding the icy and dangerous Shap Fell and the big cities on the A6 in favour of the A1.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmvyAb08K4E
We are still in the tree line - just. The roadside isn't desolate by any means - there is a caravan shop and some quarries to keep us company as we continue the climb.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mZ4ljYiEog