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Telling the story of a group of rival engineers who created the most transformative invention of the 20th century, this docuseries explores over a century of innovation from Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, Ford, Porsche, Rolls Royce and more.
Frustrated by the limitations of transport, rival engineers Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler set out to liberate humanity from their dependence on the horse.
As early car-makers gained traction with their inventions, the outbreak of the First World War One catapulted the industry into a new era of competition.
As the roaring twenties brought cars to the masses in America, Europe lagged far behind, and Japan struggled to modernise. Changes came with the Second World War.
In the 1950s America entered a golden age of car design, while German and Japanese car makers struggled to recover from the Second World War.
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Self - Professor of History, University of Texas
Across the US, millions of project cars lay unfinished up on blocks or under tarps. Dan Brockett, Shea Seefeldt and Aaron Parker are on a mission to rescue those broken cars. And they won't just finish them, but they'll redeem them. These guys have about a week to get them across the finish line, whether it's on a track, down a dragstrip or up a mountain.
James May takes a look at the 'peoples car'. Covering every form of cars for the masses - from the Beetle to the Kei Car, May looks at the many forms of people's car, their origins and their effect on history. Each episode covers a particular theme; these being cars from dictatorships, microcars and the dream cars we aspire to.
This series tells the inside story behind the extraordinary transformation of Renault Group. In a sector that tends to operates behind closed doors, Renault is offering a unique insight into its design process and manufacturing secrets as well as taking us backstage at F1. An adventure marked by difficulty and failure, as well as success, seen through the eyes of employees.
