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Season 2 2021
TV-PG

  • 2021-01-03T02:00:00Z on Motor Trend
  • 44m
  • 8h 48m (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • 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.

12 episodes

Season Premiere

2021-01-03T02:00:00Z

2x01 Movie Cars

Season Premiere

2x01 Movie Cars

  • 2021-01-03T02:00:00Z44m

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.

2021-01-10T02:00:00Z

2x02 Cursed Cars

2x02 Cursed Cars

  • 2021-01-10T02:00:00Z44m

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?

2021-01-17T02:00:00Z

2x03 Getaway Cars

2x03 Getaway Cars

  • 2021-01-17T02:00:00Z44m

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.

2021-01-24T02:00:00Z

2x04 Dead Man's Curve

2x04 Dead Man's Curve

  • 2021-01-24T02:00:00Z44m

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.

2021-01-31T02:00:00Z

2x05 Hidden Innovation

2x05 Hidden Innovation

  • 2021-01-31T02:00:00Z44m

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.

2021-02-07T02:00:00Z

2x06 Missing Mustangs

2x06 Missing Mustangs

  • 2021-02-07T02:00:00Z44m

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.

2021-10-17T01:00:00Z

2x07 Porsche vs. Ferrari

2x07 Porsche vs. Ferrari

  • 2021-10-17T01:00:00Z44m

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?

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.

2021-10-31T01:00:00Z

2x09 Manson Family Cars

2x09 Manson Family Cars

  • 2021-10-31T01:00:00Z44m

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.

2021-11-07T01:00:00Z

2x10 The Price of Speed

2x10 The Price of Speed

  • 2021-11-07T01:00:00Z44m

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

2021-11-14T02:00:00Z

2x11 The Missing Meyers Manx

2x11 The Missing Meyers Manx

  • 2021-11-14T02:00:00Z44m

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.

2021-11-21T02:00:00Z

2x12 The Paradise Aftermath

2x12 The Paradise Aftermath

  • 2021-11-21T02:00:00Z44m

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

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