American Drive Week

Smooth, sleek, and glamorous, they appeal to a certain kind of "businessman" - the kind with enemies. Ride along as we check out cars built to keep their owners from getting clipped.

In the 1950s and '60s, automakers ordered hand-built prototype fantasy machines in an effort to lure the masses to staged traveling shows. Ride through the past and see how we thought the future would look.

At one time, more than 35 cities across the globe used cable cars. But today, they only run in San Francisco. Climb aboard as Ron Hazelton drives a cable car through the streets and history of the city.

Roger Daltrey buckles up and heads to Georgia's dirt tracks and super-speedways for a road trip through the unlikely evolution of NASCAR, America's top spectator sport.

The history of transportation is hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how did getting around help draw the American map?

The 1,522-mile long Alaska Highway took 11,000 soldiers only eight months to build. Travel back to 1942 as they bulldoze their way into history while connecting the Lower 48 to the Alaskan Territory.

Hop into the cab for the ride of your life as we examine extreme trucks, including a 4-wheel-drive truck that can convert from mower to street sweeper to backhoe to snow blower in mere minutes.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride of your life as we review the history of chauffeured limousines, from weddings, proms, and funerals to the ultimate adult playpen and the President's "Cadillac One."

Examine an American success story that began in 1903 when four men - the Davidsons and William Harley - launched a motorcycle marketing wonder from a Milwaukee shed.

Scream down the road in our hopped-up salute to those little deuce coupes that signified youth and horsepower

Meet Enzo Ferrari, whose dream to be a race car driver led to some of the most formidable racing machines ever built; and Nicola Romeo, who took over a fledgling company and turned it into a sports car legend.

Legendary drivers lead us on a record-breaking race through a century-long search for sheer acceleration that began before World War One, when hot-rodders modified Model-T Fords to see how fast they could go.

Examine rides from Britain, Italy, Germany, Japan, and the U.S. to see how in a little over a hundred years, sports car design has evolved from crude to sublime.

Inside GM's 1 million square-foot facility, the C6 Corvette travels 7.2 miles along the assembly line. Join host Ron Hazelton as he test-drives one of the first finished cars.

Mix together 100 vintage automobiles, 300 die-hard enthusiasts, 14 summer days, and 3,900 miles of the most beautiful U.S. back-roads and you've got a roadside seat for a truly great automotive adventure.

Discover the life of the carpenter who became one of the top box-office stars in Hollywood history and a career that includes greats from "American Graffiti" to "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

An American success story unfolds with newsreels and Ford family home movies, capturing the man who changed the world with the invention of the gas-driven buggy.

Discover the unusual after-life of millions of autos sent to the boneyard every year due to old age, obsolescence, or lack of parts.

They're fast, they're powerful, and for the last hundred years they've been tantalizing riders with their promise of unparalleled speed and endless adventure.