Auto/Biography
Auto/Biography: Season 2

Air Date

January 2, 2021

Episodes

12 episodes

Auto/Biography

Season 2

Episodes

Movie Cars

1. Movie Cars

January 2, 2021
44 min

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.

Cursed Cars

2. Cursed Cars

January 9, 2021
44 min

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?

Getaway Cars

3. Getaway Cars

January 16, 2021
44 min

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.

Dead Man's Curve

4. Dead Man's Curve

January 23, 2021
44 min

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.

Hidden Innovation

5. Hidden Innovation

January 30, 2021
44 min

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.

Missing Mustangs

6. Missing Mustangs

February 6, 2021
44 min

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.

Porsche vs. Ferrari

7. Porsche vs. Ferrari

October 16, 2021
44 min

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?

The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes

8. The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes

October 23, 2021
44 min

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.

Manson Family Cars

9. Manson Family Cars

October 30, 2021
44 min

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.

The Price of Speed

10. The Price of Speed

November 6, 2021
44 min

From belly tank racers to today, we learn about America's deadliest sport.

The Missing Meyers Manx

11. The Missing Meyers Manx

November 13, 2021
44 min

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.

The Paradise Aftermath

12. The Paradise Aftermath

November 20, 2021
44 min

Some classic cars escaped the Paradise, California fires. Others did not.

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