Auto/Biography
Auto/Biography

Auto/Biography (2019)

7.5 (2 votes)
2 Seasons
February 23, 2019
English
Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Network

MotorTrend

Episodes

The Case of the Buried Dino
E1

The Case of the Buried Dino

Feb 23, 2019
44 min

In February of 1978, a stolen '74 Ferrari Dino was found buried in the backyard of a small home in South Los Angeles. No one knew how it got there, who put it there, or why it was buried. Then, the Ferrari Dino vanished again.

The Case of the Split Enzo
E2

The Case of the Split Enzo

Mar 2, 2019
44 min

The world's most famous Ferrari crash occurred on 21 February 2006 when a 2003 Enzo split in half on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Both occupants emerged unharmed, but the tale quickly morphed into a bizarre crime story.

The Case of the Priceless Porsche
E3

The Case of the Priceless Porsche

Mar 9, 2019
44 min

Just moments after finishing his first drive in the most famous racing Porsche on earth, the new owner gets a visit from the last people he expected to see at Laguna Seca Raceway: the DEA. Shockingly, no one is surprised.

The Case of Hitler's Mercedes
E4

The Case of Hitler's Mercedes

Mar 16, 2019
44 min

In the summer of 1984 retired Maj. General William Lyon and his son Bill knock on the door of an abandoned roller rink in suburban San Diego. What they find inside may be the former car of one of the most evil and notorious men in history.

The Case of the Hidden Race Cars
E5

The Case of the Hidden Race Cars

Mar 23, 2019
44 min

Two legendary, priceless cars, the Bugatti Type 57G Tank and the prototype Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, have more than speed records and world championships in common: both were locked away under bizarre circumstances and nearly forgotten.

The Case of the Sunken Chevys
E6

The Case of the Sunken Chevys

Mar 30, 2019
44 min

Forty years after they went missing, a '69 Camaro and a '52 Chevy Styleline are found side by side at the bottom of a lake in western Oklahoma. No one knows how they got there or why the three people in each car didn't escape - until now.

The Ghosts of Mulholland
E7

The Ghosts of Mulholland

Apr 6, 2019
44 min

Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles is one of the most famous and most treacherous roads in the world. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was home to movie stars, rock stars, and some of the most dangerous illegal street racing in America.

The Case of the Missing Movie Cars
E8

The Case of the Missing Movie Cars

Apr 13, 2019
44 min

Three famous film cars - a submarine Lotus, an armed Aston Martin and a killer's Chevy Malibu - drive away from their fantasy big-screen lives into real experiences of James Bond-level break-ins, underworld theft and hi-tech modifications.

Details

Original Title

Auto/Biography

Status

Returning Series

Seasons

2

Episodes

20

Production

Dangerous Media, MotorTrend Group