James May's Cars of the People

Season 1

3 episodes · Aug 10, 2014

James May visits Russia, Japan and Europe to discover how motoring came to the masses.

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  • Episode 1
    S1E1

    Episode 1

    Aug 10, 201460m

    A look at European cars: the VW Beetle, the Trabant, the Wartburg 353, the Fiat 500, the Fiat 124 and the Lada which was based on the Fiat 124.

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  • Episode 2
    S1E2

    Episode 2

    Aug 17, 201460m

    A look at two extremes: the massive American gas-guzzling "automotive palaces" with their excess of chrome and fins, and the low-powered three-wheeler microcars which could be driven without a driving licence or on a motorbike licence.

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  • Episode 3
    S1E3

    Episode 3

    Aug 24, 201460m

    James continues to take a look at the examination of the social significance of cars by taking a look at how aspiration and new wealth were behind the development of some of the greatest cars ever built.

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