We leave the motorway almost as soon as the footage starts, taking the exit at junction 36.
We head along the slightly bereaved tail-end of the A65, which has lost much of its traffic since the opening of the A590 road - only the small village of Endsmoor is signposted along this important sounding road.
At [1:31] we can see the motorway passing over the road. The Texaco filling station by the motorway bridge is used by the National Express coaches on the England-Scotland routes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRnqu4XduyY
The footage begins on a soggy Chorlton Road, we cross the St Georges Roundabout to head onto the A57 Regent Road. We have work to do - we have to get to Cumbria.
This is about as much fun as a wet Sunday morning.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYc_D6iZrg4
The weather worsens steadily as we head up the M6 motorway as we bypass the Stricklands and Hackthorpe. Not for the first time, we're grateful for the Rain-X on the glass, mirrors and headlamps.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyddClWqkKQ
The footage starts near Junction 11 on the M60. We've just crossed over Barton Bridge then tucked into the nearside lane so we can take the right-hander through the Eccles Interchange to head back into Manchester along the M602. The kickdown on the old BW35 still works!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSJ6gPIXhCU