Auto/Biography
★ 7.5 · 2019 · 44m · 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.
Episodes
1. The Case of the Buried Dino44m · 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.
2. The Case of the Split Enzo44m · 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.
3. The Case of the Priceless Porsche44m · 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.
4. The Case of Hitler's Mercedes44m · 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.
5. The Case of the Hidden Race Cars44m · 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.
6. The Case of the Sunken Chevys44m · 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.
7. The Ghosts of Mulholland44m · 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.
8. The Case of the Missing Movie Cars44m · 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.More Like This
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