The series
Every car has a story. From the moment it was conceived, to its first road test, to where it is today. This series tells the life story of the world's most fascinating cars.
Episodes
Season 2 · 12 episodes · 2021
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Episode 12 Jan 202144m
Movie Cars
An epic lineup of classic movie cars are pushed to the brink of mechanical failure on a sun-soaked road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. From Knight Rider's K.I.T.T. to a time-traveling DeLorean, Tim and Michael find out quickly that ai…
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Episode 29 Jan 202144m
Cursed Cars
World War I started in a car, James Dean's life ended in one. As the stories go, the famous cars involved in these tragedies are "cursed" -- causing harm for years beyond these horrible events. But if curses aren't real, how do we explain …
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Episode 316 Jan 202144m
Getaway Cars
New information on how infamous gangster duo Bonnie and Clyde learned to evade the police leads Tim and Michael to connect with the FBI, investigating groundbreaking getaway techniques pioneered by a German bank robber that are still used …
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Episode 423 Jan 202144m
Dead Man's Curve
Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles holds an old secret -- a dangerous banked turn reshaped decades ago after an epic crash nearly killed Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny. The tale of what happened that night has only ever been a Hollywood r…
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Episode 530 Jan 202144m
Hidden Innovation
Tim and Michael investigate the hidden innovations on the Traub motorcycle, the Brubaker Box and the Tucker 48 -- commercial failures, but brilliantly-engineered machines with technology years ahead of their time.
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Episode 66 Feb 202144m
Missing Mustangs
Steve McQueen's long-missing Bullitt Mustang has been recovered, selling for a record price. But how did it stay hidden in plain sight for so long, and why was it finally revealed? Meanwhile, controversy has boiled over around the supposed…
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Episode 716 Oct 202144m
Porsche vs. Ferrari
A fan service episode pits Porsche engineering against Ferrari engineering through the lens of Le Mans. How did two completely different approaches to car design result in strings of wins and losses at Le Mans? Who did it better, Porsche o…
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Episode 823 Oct 202144m
The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes
Before the epic clashes of Ford vs. Ferrari, legendary American driver, sailor, soldier and car designer Briggs Cunningham took an all-American team, using all-American cars, to Le Mans and won.
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Episode 930 Oct 202144m
Manson Family Cars
In a rarely told story, car crime helped finance and provide cover for the Manson family and their hidden compound. This on-location episode takes Tim and Michael seeking the Manson family's cars, stashed to this day in those remote mounta…
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Episode 106 Nov 202144m
The Price of Speed
From belly tank racers to today, we learn about America's deadliest sport.
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Episode 1113 Nov 202144m
The Missing Meyers Manx
The original kit car, the one that started the craze and made dune buggies a household name, the Meyers Manx has had an insane history. The original Manx was stolen in LA and has a bizarre tale.
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Episode 1220 Nov 202144m
The Paradise Aftermath
Some classic cars escaped the Paradise, California fires. Others did not.
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