Michael May
Director
Auto/Biography (2019)
Season 2
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.
Released Feb. 23, 2019
Episode 44 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.car, tmdb.automobile, tmdb.automotive
Production Companies: Dangerous Media, MotorTrend Group
Network: MotorTrend
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - 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.
Jan. 2, 2021, midnight
S2E2 - 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?
Jan. 9, 2021, midnight
S2E3 - 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.
Jan. 16, 2021, midnight
S2E4 - 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.
Jan. 23, 2021, midnight
S2E5 - 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.
Jan. 30, 2021, midnight
S2E6 - 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.
Feb. 6, 2021, midnight
S2E7 - 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?
Oct. 16, 2021, midnight
S2E8 - 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.
Oct. 23, 2021, midnight
S2E9 - 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.
Oct. 30, 2021, midnight
S2E10 - The Price of Speed
From belly tank racers to today, we learn about America's deadliest sport.
Nov. 6, 2021, midnight
S2E11 - 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.
Nov. 13, 2021, midnight
S2E12 - The Paradise Aftermath
Some classic cars escaped the Paradise, California fires. Others did not.
Nov. 20, 2021, midnight
Network: MotorTrend
Episode Runtime: 44 min.
Season Runtime: 880 min.
Released: Feb. 23, 2019
Last Air Date: Nov. 20, 2021, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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