About this season
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 (12)
1. Movie Cars
Aired 2 January 2021 • 44 min
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 air conditioning is not a standard feature in Hollywood.
2. Cursed Cars
Aired 9 January 2021 • 44 min
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 the incredible series of events that unfolded?
3. Getaway Cars
Aired 16 January 2021 • 44 min
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 in professional bank robberies today.
4. Dead Man's Curve
Aired 23 January 2021 • 44 min
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 rumor, until now.
5. Hidden Innovation
Aired 30 January 2021 • 44 min
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.
6. Missing Mustangs
Aired 6 February 2021 • 44 min
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 recovery of Jim Morrison's Shelby GT500.
7. Porsche vs. Ferrari
Aired 16 October 2021 • 44 min
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 or Ferrari?
8. The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes
Aired 23 October 2021 • 44 min
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.
9. Manson Family Cars
Aired 30 October 2021 • 44 min
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 mountain hills.
10. The Price of Speed
Aired 6 November 2021 • 44 min
From belly tank racers to today, we learn about America's deadliest sport.
11. The Missing Meyers Manx
Aired 13 November 2021 • 44 min
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.
12. The Paradise Aftermath
Aired 20 November 2021 • 44 min
Some classic cars escaped the Paradise, California fires. Others did not.