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Missing Mustangs
Auto/Biography - S2 - E6
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.
Auto/Biography: Season 2 - 12 Episode s
2x1 - Movie Cars
January 2, 2021
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.
2x2 - Cursed Cars
January 9, 2021
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?
2x3 - Getaway Cars
January 16, 2021
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.
2x4 - Dead Man's Curve
January 23, 2021
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.
2x5 - Hidden Innovation
January 30, 2021
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.
2x6 - Missing Mustangs
February 6, 2021
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.
2x7 - Porsche vs. Ferrari
October 16, 2021
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?
2x8 - The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes
October 23, 2021
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.
2x9 - Manson Family Cars
October 30, 2021
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.
2x10 - The Price of Speed
November 6, 2021
From belly tank racers to today, we learn about America's deadliest sport.
2x11 - The Missing Meyers Manx
November 13, 2021
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.
2x12 - The Paradise Aftermath
November 20, 2021
Some classic cars escaped the Paradise, California fires. Others did not.