Great Cars: The Television Series

Silver Arrows

Hot Rods

Dream Cars

Volvo

Saab

Nissan Z

Bugatti

GT-40

In the 1960s a young Ford Motor Company executive named Lee Iaccoca decided that Ford needed to compete with the world's

Buick

Duesenberg

Packard

While many have forgotten that it ever existed, and many people weren't even born before the last Packard rolled off the

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Model T

Mustang

The 1964 Mustang created a stampede in American showrooms similar to the frenzy created by the Beatles. Ford conducted a

Cobra

Like a coiled snake, this car scared the world's racing elite and made its creator, Carroll Shelby, a household name. In

GTO

Aston Martin

No one would have predicted that tractor manufacturer David Brown could transform a bankrupt Aston into a car line that

Driving the Future

Being enviro-friendly doesn't mean you can't have fun. We'll take a ride in an electric sports car that goes from 0 to 6

Avanti

The stylish and fast 1963 Avanti was the last ditch hope for Studebaker. The automaker was on the verge of bankruptcy. I

Tucker

Just after World War II, Preston Tucker wanted to be the first automaker to introduce an entirely new car, not just a to

Kaiser

Almost everyone knows about Kaiser Permanente, the nationwide HMO, but very few have any idea that it sprang from the mi

Thunderbird

The 1955 Ford Thunderbird was meant to fulfill the desire for a sporty American car. Ford never had plans to make the T-

Morgan

The Morgan is a design that holds firmly to its ancestry - simple yet sporty, but no longer inexpensive. The Morgan got

Bentley

A long time ago, Bentleys were racing cars. In 1930, a Bentley won the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race for the fifth time

Lamborghini

When Ferruccio Lamborghini finally returned to his hometown from the World War II, he brought with him scraps of leftove

Maserati

In 1914 just after World War I, Alfieri Maserati took his patented automotive spark plug and started building racecars i

Exotic Autos

Come with us as we drive through mansion gates, discover secret auto collections, roam exclusive auto gatherings, race h

SUVs

Starting in the 1990's Sport Utility Vehicles took over the streets of America. Women didn't want to be "soccer moms" an

Orphan Cars

Edsel, Corvair, Hudson, Studebaker, Hupmobile, Crosley, Maxwell and more - these are the Orphan cars. Many of these "orp

World’s Greatest Cars

Lotus

Lotus made its reputation on the world's racing circuits and built high performance sports cars that were favored by tho

Fire Engines

This fast paced program documents the ancient search for a better way to fight fires. A fire company in Historic William

Police Cars

New York City's finest. LA's new centurions. Even Mayberry's, Sheriff Andy have relied on one common tool, the Police Ca

Ambulances

The story of the development of the ambulance is intertwined with warfare. From the days of the Roman legions to today's

Meyers Manx

The Meyers Manx sprang from the soul of a free spirited Californian who loved the beach and always wanted to have fun. I

Oldest Autos

Sports Cars

This fast paced, tire squealing, high octane program will race to discover the essence of the sports car as we take a lo

Classic Cars

It was a time when the finest automobiles in the world were built - the era of the custom-bodied, luxury car. Some feel

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