The Cars That Made the World
Inventions by their nature have an impact on the world, few more so than the development of the internal combustion engine and the car.
Genre: History
Cast:Kieran O'Brien , Ian Karr , H.W. Brands , Jason Torchinsky , Bob Sorokanich , Chris Perkins , Martin Munro , Waldemar Schultz , David Eisenbach , Andrea Hiott , Alistair Weaver , Dieter Landenberger , Henry Storrs , Adam Carolla , Sean Cameron Michael , Kenneth Fok , Nate Adams , Clayton Evertson
S1.E1 ∙ Fuelling Invention
Rival engineers Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler set out to liberate humanity from their dependence on the horse by harnessing the power of the internal combustion engine.
S1.E2 ∙ Create a Market, Build an Empire
As early car makers gain traction with their inventions, the outbreak of World War One catapults the industry into a new era of competition
S1.E3 ∙ Motorise the Masses
As the roaring twenties bring cars to the masses in America, Europe lags far behind, and Japan struggles to modernize. And then came World War II
S1.E4 ∙ Winning the World Over
In the final chapter, follow America into a golden age of car design, while German and Japanese car makers struggle to recover from World War II
