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Cinn-connaidh nan Eilean (Hebridean Motorheads)

Episode 14 of 20

A look at the Hebridean fascination with all things wheeled, meeting the island characters who are obsessed with their vehicles.

S霉il socair air cuid de mhuinntir nan eilean a th' air am m貌r bhe貌-ghlacadh le an cuid charbadan! Ach d猫 dha-r矛reibh an tarraig a th' ann? Ann an Le貌dhas chan eil sian as fhe脿rr le Cudaig ann an Calanais, agus Dennis Autos ann am Br脿gar, na bhith gu an ugannan ann an einnseanan! Chuir Donnchadh Caimbeul 脿 Uibhist a Tuath ri ch猫ile jeep clasaigeach gun dad eile a chleachdadh ach sgudal agus piosan a fhuair e timcheall an taighe. Tha c脿r clasaigeach aig Donna Barden 脿 Le貌dhas, 's aobhar gu math pr矛seil is faisg air a cridhe aice an c脿r ath-leasachadh. Ann an Uibhist a Deas tha Donnie D貌mhnallach air seann bhus Mhic a' Bhruthainn ath-bheothachadh ; agus san Eilean Sgitheanach coinnichidh sinn ri Sandy Morrison a th貌isich a' draibheadh c脿r rally aig 60! Pr貌gram a bheireas an d脿 chuid gaire agus buaidh ort.

A gentle look at the Hebridean fascination with all things wheeled, as the programme meets the island characters who are obsessed with their vehicles. On Lewis, Cudaig from Bragar's Callanish and Dennis Autos wants nothing else but to fix anything with an engine. Duncan Campbell has rebuilt a classic Jeep in North Uist using nothing but junk and spare parts he found around the house. Donna Barden from Lewis owns a classic car and has a special and emotional reason to restore it to its former glory. In South Uist, Donnie MacDonald recently restored a classic MacBrayne's bus. On the Isle of Skye, Sandy Morrison took up rally driving at the age of 60.

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