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Season 2
Episodes
The Case of the Movie Cars
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.
The Case of the Cursed Cars
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?
The Case of the Getaway Cars
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.
The Story of Dead Man's Curve
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.
The Case of the Hidden Innovation
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.
The Case of the Missing Mustangs
Tim and Michael investigate how Steve McQueen's long-missing Bullitt Mustang remained hidden in plain site for so long. Also, they look at the controversy surrounding the supposed recovery of Jim Morrison's Shelby GT500.
Porsche vs. Ferrari
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
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
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
This episode is entirely about speed at any cost. Starting with belly tank racers and coming up through today, we learn about the deadliest sport in American history, and the very recent changes being made to save lives.
The Missing Meyers Manx
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
We explore the tales of classic cars that did and did not escape the Paradise, California, fires.
The Highway Heist
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