The Extra Legendary Bit: Mad Grandads, Fast Cars and Family Legends

A Dutch resistance fighter with a taste for fast cars, a grandad who held a 40-year grudge, and a family tradition of driving so wildly it terrified everyone in the passenger seat.The Extra Legendary Bit is where Johnny Vaughan and Gavin “The Woodman” Woods dive into your messages and uncover the gloriously unhinged tales sent in by the Bloomin’ Legends nation.What You’ll Hear in This Episode:🚗 The Opa who drove like a lunatic – one listener nominates his extraordinary Dutch grandfather, a wartime resistance fighter who loved fast cars, held epic grudges and terrified the family behind the wheel⚔️ A proper wartime blooming legend – from forging papers and sabotaging the Nazis to being shot while escaping, this grandad’s life sounds too wild to be true🏎️ Johnny’s own family of speed freaks – Johnny shares stories of his dad and grandad treating the A1 like Le Mans and turning family visits into unofficial time trials📮 More extra legendary listener stories – including the sort of grandparent madness that becomes family folklore foreverIf you love funny true stories, listener tales, mad grandparents, fast cars and wartime legends this bonus episode of Bloomin’ Legends is for you.Got a story that can top this week’s madness?📩 Send it to: [email protected]📲 Follow us on TikTok & Instagram: @BloominLegends🎥 Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bloominlegendsListen to all episodes on Global Player, download the app, or visit www.globalplayer.comBloomin’ Legends is a Global productionProduced by Ben FaircloughNew episodes are released every Wednesday & Sunday. Subscribe to never miss an episode!