Auto/Biography

Auto/Biography

Continuing First aired 23/Feb/2019 United States English 3 season(s) 21 episode(s)
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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Season 2 · Season 2
12 episode(s) · Air date: 02/Jan/2021
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S2E11
The Missing Meyers Manx
Air date: 13/Nov/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S2E9
Manson Family Cars
Air date: 30/Oct/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S2E8
The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes
Air date: 23/Oct/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S2E7
Porsche vs. Ferrari
Air date: 16/Oct/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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?

Summary

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?

S2E6
Missing Mustangs
Air date: 06/Feb/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S2E5
Hidden Innovation
Air date: 30/Jan/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S2E4
Dead Man's Curve
Air date: 23/Jan/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

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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.

S2E3
Getaway Cars
Air date: 16/Jan/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S2E2
Cursed Cars
Air date: 09/Jan/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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?

Summary

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?

S2E1
Movie Cars
Air date: 02/Jan/2021 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

Season 1 · Season 1
8 episode(s) · Air date: 23/Feb/2019
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S1E8
The Case of the Missing Movie Cars
Air date: 13/Apr/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Three famous film cars - a submarine Lotus, an armed Aston Martin and a killer's Chevy Malibu - drive away from their fantasy big-screen lives into real experiences of James Bond-level break-ins, underworld theft and hi-tech modifications.

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Three famous film cars - a submarine Lotus, an armed Aston Martin and a killer's Chevy Malibu - drive away from their fantasy big-screen lives into real experiences of James Bond-level break-ins, underworld theft and hi-tech modifications.

S1E7
The Ghosts of Mulholland
Air date: 06/Apr/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles is one of the most famous and most treacherous roads in the world. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was home to movie stars, rock stars, and some of the most dangerous illegal street racing in America.

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Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles is one of the most famous and most treacherous roads in the world. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was home to movie stars, rock stars, and some of the most dangerous illegal street racing in America.

S1E6
The Case of the Sunken Chevys
Air date: 30/Mar/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Forty years after they went missing, a '69 Camaro and a '52 Chevy Styleline are found side by side at the bottom of a lake in western Oklahoma. No one knows how they got there or why the three people in each car didn't escape - until now.

Summary

Forty years after they went missing, a '69 Camaro and a '52 Chevy Styleline are found side by side at the bottom of a lake in western Oklahoma. No one knows how they got there or why the three people in each car didn't escape - until now.

S1E5
The Case of the Hidden Race Cars
Air date: 23/Mar/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Two legendary, priceless cars, the Bugatti Type 57G Tank and the prototype Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, have more than speed records and world championships in common: both were locked away under bizarre circumstances and nearly forgotten.

Summary

Two legendary, priceless cars, the Bugatti Type 57G Tank and the prototype Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, have more than speed records and world championships in common: both were locked away under bizarre circumstances and nearly forgotten.

S1E4
The Case of Hitler's Mercedes
Air date: 16/Mar/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

In the summer of 1984 retired Maj. General William Lyon and his son Bill knock on the door of an abandoned roller rink in suburban San Diego. What they find inside may be the former car of one of the most evil and notorious men in history.

Summary

In the summer of 1984 retired Maj. General William Lyon and his son Bill knock on the door of an abandoned roller rink in suburban San Diego. What they find inside may be the former car of one of the most evil and notorious men in history.

S1E3
The Case of the Priceless Porsche
Air date: 09/Mar/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

Just moments after finishing his first drive in the most famous racing Porsche on earth, the new owner gets a visit from the last people he expected to see at Laguna Seca Raceway: the DEA. Shockingly, no one is surprised.

Summary

Just moments after finishing his first drive in the most famous racing Porsche on earth, the new owner gets a visit from the last people he expected to see at Laguna Seca Raceway: the DEA. Shockingly, no one is surprised.

S1E2
The Case of the Split Enzo
Air date: 02/Mar/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

The world's most famous Ferrari crash occurred on 21 February 2006 when a 2003 Enzo split in half on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Both occupants emerged unharmed, but the tale quickly morphed into a bizarre crime story.

Summary

The world's most famous Ferrari crash occurred on 21 February 2006 when a 2003 Enzo split in half on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Both occupants emerged unharmed, but the tale quickly morphed into a bizarre crime story.

S1E1
The Case of the Buried Dino
Air date: 23/Feb/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

In February of 1978, a stolen '74 Ferrari Dino was found buried in the backyard of a small home in South Los Angeles. No one knew how it got there, who put it there, or why it was buried. Then, the Ferrari Dino vanished again.

Summary

In February of 1978, a stolen '74 Ferrari Dino was found buried in the backyard of a small home in South Los Angeles. No one knew how it got there, who put it there, or why it was buried. Then, the Ferrari Dino vanished again.

Season 0 · Specials
1 episode(s) · Air date: 24/Nov/2019
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S0E1
The Story of Ford vs Ferrari
Air date: 24/Nov/2019 · Runtime: 44 min
Summary

This special episode takes you all the way back to the founding of these two automakers, and relates how their individual histories shaped the unforgettable events of June 1966. It discusses some oft-misunderstood challenges in the development of the Ford GT40, and goes behind the scenes into the automaker's two previous failed attempts to win the endurance race. You'll also see interview clips from actors in the Disney/Fox movie "Ford v Ferrari."

Summary

This special episode takes you all the way back to the founding of these two automakers, and relates how their individual histories shaped the unforgettable events of June 1966. It discusses some oft-misunderstood challenges in the development of the Ford GT40, and goes behind the scenes into the automaker's two previous failed attempts to win the endurance race. You'll also see interview clips from actors in the Disney/Fox movie "Ford v Ferrari."

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