Auto/Biography

Auto/Biography

2019
Auto/Biography
Auto/Biography

Auto/Biography

7.5 | TV-PG | en | Documentary

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.

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EP12  The Paradise Aftermath
Nov. 20,2021
The Paradise Aftermath

Some classic cars escaped the Paradise, California fires. Others did not.

EP11  The Missing Meyers Manx
Nov. 13,2021
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.

EP10  The Price of Speed
Nov. 06,2021
The Price of Speed

From belly tank racers to today, we learn about America's deadliest sport.

EP9  Manson Family Cars
Oct. 30,2021
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 mountain hills.

EP8  The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes
Oct. 23,2021
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.

EP7  Porsche vs. Ferrari
Oct. 16,2021
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 or Ferrari?

EP6  Missing Mustangs
Feb. 06,2021
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 recovery of Jim Morrison's Shelby GT500.

EP5  Hidden Innovation
Jan. 30,2021
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.

EP4  Dead Man's Curve
Jan. 23,2021
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 rumor, until now.

EP3  Getaway Cars
Jan. 16,2021
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 in professional bank robberies today.

EP2  Cursed Cars
Jan. 09,2021
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 the incredible series of events that unfolded?

EP1  Movie Cars
Jan. 02,2021
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 air conditioning is not a standard feature in Hollywood.

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7.5 | TV-PG | en | Documentary
Synopsis

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.

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MotorTrend Group , Dangerous Media

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