"From past to present, come hit the road with Great Cars!"
From race cars to luxury cars, from foreign elegance to domestic muscle, Great Cars offers an in-depth look at the world's fastest, most expensive, most exciting and most unusual automobiles, along with the people who loved and created them.
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Britain's iconic and 'secretive' engineering companies reveal how they build the world's most amazing machines. The first part of the series "How to build a nuclear submarine" a documentary following the construction of the Astute nuclear submarine. The second part of the series "How to build a jumbo jet engine", the story of the thousands of people who design, build and test engines at Rolls-Royce’s manufacturing plants in Derby and across the UK, making Rolls-Royce a central part of life for the people of places like Derby. The third and final part of the series "How to build Britain's secret engineers" when the documentary team follows workers at a leading British company on a global journey, as they reveal a handful of their secretive projects including getting Chinook helicopters ready for front line service.
A crew of car lovers at a garage in the Rocky Mountains transforms abandoned heaps of rust into collectible classics.
Motor Week was a United Kingdom daytime car show aired on Men & Motors presented by various hosts including famous Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond.
Rides is an automotive reality TV show produced for the TLC Network. The show's host is automobile enthusiast and amateur racer Jason Priestly. Rides debuted in the Summer of 2004 and became TLC's highest-rated series of the year.
The show documents the efforts of Chuck Palumbo (a former WWE wrestler and mechanic) and his partner Rick Dore (a custom car and hot rod builder) as they locate and then clean up the collection of a car hoarder with the main idea being to get classic cars and parts back into the realm of public use and display.
Comedian and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno shares his passion for motor vehicles. Jay and guests drive cars, motorbikes and anything that moves all while meeting new people and exploring the rich motoring history of America and beyond.
This series presents a number of unique vehicles that helped to shape Australia's automotive history. We briefly look at some of the most iconic cars to hit the Australian highways ( goat tracks ) and why we loved or hated them and how they faired on our roads and race tracks. Some of these cars are unique to Australia, while other cars will be instantly recognised in other parts of the world. Some international models were renamed and rebadged for the Australian market, but you may still recognise them just the same. We've asked automotive journalists Mark Oastler, John Wright & Joe Kenwright to present their exclusive articles for the Shannons Club in a television format.
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Relive the biggest events of Australian Motorsport history in 'Shannons Legends of Motorsport', hosted by Neil Crompton. In an entertaining 12 part series, Neil Crompton, Australia's premier motoring commentator, brings to life the history of Australian Motorsport with rarely seen historical footage from Seven's extensive archives dating from the '60's to the '90'. In the he second 12 part series, hosted by Bill Woods and Aaron Noonan, they interview many of our Australian motorsport legends and reveal even more historical footage taken from the Network Seven archives. The third 15 part series includes a number of short clips outlining some of the most iconic people, cars and race events in our Australian automotive history.
Experienced car dealer Mike Brewer is joined by multi-talented mechanics in a monumental motoring mission: to find and restore iconic cars to later sell for a profit at their LA-based shop. In the series, Mike has the challenging job of finding vehicles that have money-making potential. He then hands them over to a mechanic, who tackles everything from bare metal re-sprays to gearbox swaps to bring them back to their former glory.
In the automotive world, John DeLorean rose from engineer to executive to icon. But under the hood of his self-created legend lies darkness and deceit.
Legendary classic car journalist, campaigner and aficionado Quentin Willson teams up with international model and racing driver Jodie Kidd. It’s the perfect partnership, combining humour with heated debate, extensive knowledge with experience – and sharing their mutual passion for four-wheeled icons.
Every car has a story. From the moment it was conceived, to its first road test, to where it is today. This series tells the life story of the world's most fascinating cars.
Richard Hammond trades his jet-setting lifestyle for a long-standing dream to set up a classic car restoration workshop close to his home in Herefordshire. With the help of skilled craftsmen, he navigates the ups and downs of building a new business.
Established in the United Kingdom in 1998 evo has grown to become a truly international brand, with 16 licenced editions published around the world each month and reaching over two-million digital users. evo is a global automotive performance media produced by the world’s finest writers and most talented automotive photographers in the world.
Robert Downey Jr. loves restoring classic cars. But he's also become dedicated to fighting climate change. So he's bringing his beloved old cars into the future, making them faster, more powerful, and more efficient while keeping their souls intact.
Come along for the ride of a lifetime as Jason Wenig and his team at The Creative Workshop are under the gun to ready two vehicles, a 1966 Ferrari 330 GT Speciale and a 1921 Kissel Gold Bug, for two of the most famous concours on the planet, Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and The Quail Motorsports gathering.
Car fanatics GT and Dave set off on a road trip in search of abandoned or forgotten classic cars (as well as other memorabilia) to buy and sell for serious profit. Their journey features the spectacular scenery of the West Australian Outback, but this is no sightseeing trip – with their own money on the line, the stakes couldn’t be higher as the boys decide which cars to buy, and how much to spend. Over the series, they uncover and restore 20 classic cars from the USA, Japan, Great Britain and Europe.
Alan cooks up an idea for a new vehicle his band can use to play gigs away from his barn; he takes Nick on a trip to buy a bizarre Volvo limo; knowing that the Volvo will never be sold, they try to make some cash on an original Vauxhall Astra.
Auto parts testing and engine-to-engine shootouts.
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13 episodes • 2004
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche | Jan 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Land Rover | Jan 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | BMW | Nov 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Jaguar | Jan 22, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Corvette | Jan 29, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz | Feb 5, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rolls Royce | Feb 12, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | Feb 19, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ferrari | Feb 26, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cadillac | TBA | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mini | TBA | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jeep | Mar 18, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | VW | TBA | 0.0 |
13 episodes • TBA
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Arrows | TBA | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hot Rods | TBA | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dream Cars | TBA | 0.0 |
| 4 | Volvo | TBA | 0.0 |
| 5 | Saab | TBA | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nissan Z | TBA | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bugatti | TBA | 0.0 |
| 8 | GT-40 | Nov 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Buick | TBA | 0.0 |
| 10 | Duesenberg | TBA | 0.0 |
| 11 | Packard | Jun 22, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | MG | TBA | 0.0 |
| 13 | Model T | TBA | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2003
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustang | Nov 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cobra | Nov 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | GTO | TBA | 0.0 |
| 4 | Aston Martin | Oct 22, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Driving the Future | Oct 29, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Avanti | Nov 5, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Tucker | Nov 12, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kaiser | Nov 19, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Thunderbird | Nov 26, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Morgan | Dec 3, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bentley | Dec 10, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lamborghini | Dec 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Maserati | Dec 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exotic Autos | Apr 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | SUVs | Apr 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Orphan Cars | Apr 18, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | World’s Greatest Cars | Apr 25, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Lotus | May 2, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fire Engines | May 9, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Police Cars | May 16, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ambulances | May 23, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Meyers Manx | May 30, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Oldest Autos | TBA | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sports Cars | Jun 13, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Classic Cars | Jun 20, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bonneville | Jun 27, 2005 | 0.0 |