Planes, Trains & Automobiles
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Planes, Trains & Automobiles

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If you've got a need for speed, pack your bags and race through the evolution of transportation.
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  1. S1 E1 - Gangster Cars

    31. mai 2005
    45min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  2. S1 E1 - Built For Speed

    12. oktober 1997
    47min
    TV-G
    At the birth of railways, trains moved about as fast as a horse; but as speeds increased, so did man's pursuit of even faster trains. Examine the train's evolution from steam to diesel and up through the electrical age.
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  3. S1 E2 - Most Extreme Airports

    19. juli 2010
    1 t 23 min
    TV-PG
    Unpack the particular engineering problems of the world's most extreme airports, from unsafe layouts caused by centuries-old territorial battles to natural obstacles that make these places unfit for travel.
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  4. S1 E2 - Part 1

    12. august 2017
    1 t 26 min
    TV-PG
    A new and revolutionary machine-the automobile-is set to transform the country in unimaginable ways, as a handful of young visionaries prepare to ruthlessly battle for control of the new industry.
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  5. S1 E2 - Dream Machines, The: Dream Cars

    5. april 1996
    44min
    TV-G
    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.
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  6. S1 E3 - Cable Cars

    5. oktober 2001
    22min
    TV-G
    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.
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  7. S1 E3 - Dream Machines, The: Sports Cars

    30. mars 1996
    45min
    TV-G
    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.
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  8. S1 E3 - Part 2

    13. august 2017
    1 t 24 min
    TV-PG
    The automobile industry is now dominated by just three companies-Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler-known simply as The Big Three. But as The Big Three become larger and more powerful, the battle to be number one heats up.
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  9. S1 E4 - Train Tech

    17. mai 2004
    44min
    TV-PG
    Examine tools and techniques used to build tracks, bridges, and tunnels through mountains of solid granite, and explore technology developed to make trains less vulnerable to bandits and train wrecks.
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  10. S1 E4 - Part 3

    14. august 2017
    1 t 26 min
    TV-PG
    In the aftermath of WWII, America is moving to the suburbs, fueling a huge demand for new cars. It's a race to give new American consumers what they want, and the result is the Golden Age of the American automobile.
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  11. S1 E4 - Surviving the Early Days of Nascar

    22. november 2003
    21min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  12. S1 E5 - Corvettes

    17. desember 2004
    21min
    TV-G
    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.
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  13. S1 E5 - The Great Plains, Trains and Automobiles

    9. mai 2011
    42min
    TV-PG
    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?
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  14. S1 E6 - The Alcan Highway

    10. februar 2003
    43min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  15. S1 E6 - Great Race, The: The Ultimate Road Trip

    3. august 2000
    46min
    TV-G
    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.
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  16. S1 E7 - Extreme Trucks

    11. november 2003
    42min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  17. S1 E7 - The Trans-Siberian Railroad

    27. januar 2003
    44min
    TV-G
    It's the longest, most expensive, and most complicated railroad ever built. Ordered by the Czar in an effort to unify his country at the twilight of the 19th century, the Trans-Siberian Railroad nearly tore Russia apart.
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  18. S1 E8 - Limos

    3. desember 2002
    44min
    TV-PG
    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."
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  19. S1 E8 - Helicopters

    21. april 2010
    44min
    TV-PG
    Fly with the deadliest helicopter in world, watch the Coast Guard train for water rescues in the Gulf, learn how million-dollar Bell 'copters are customized, and discover how to build your own - affordably.
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  20. S1 E9 - Aircraft

    18. juli 2007
    45min
    TV-PG
    Dismantling large aircraft is a complex and challenging process, and for awe-inspiring aircraft whose flying days are over, there's a fine line between destruction and restoration.
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  21. S1 E9 - Dream Machines, The: Harley-Davidson

    14. juni 1998
    42min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  22. S1 E10 - Railroads

    27. juni 2007
    45min
    TV-PG
    Imaginative entrepreneurs have found new and innovative uses for every single component of the railroads, from tracks and ties to the trains themselves.
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  23. S1 E10 - Dream Machines, The: Hot Rods

    16. juni 1998
    44min
    TV-G
    Scream down the road in our hopped-up salute to those little deuce coupes that signified youth and horsepower
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  24. S1 E11 - Dream Machines, The: Italian Style (Ferrari & Alfa Romeo)

    13. januar 1996
    1 t 32 min
    TV-G
    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.
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  25. S1 E11 - Automotive

    4. juli 2007
    45min
    TV-PG
    Discover the unusual after-life of millions of autos sent to the boneyard every year due to old age, obsolescence, or lack of parts.
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