2014

Summary James May looks at every form of cars for the masses, their origins and their effect on history. View more details

Documentary

2014

James May's Cars of the People

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Stars : James May Paul Czaplicki

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Aug 9, 2014

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary James May looks at every form of cars for the masses, their origins and their effect on history. View more details

Documentary

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Aug 9, 2014

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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James May in James May's Cars of the People (2014)

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Episode 1 • Aug 09, 2014

Episode #1.1

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.

Episode 2 • Aug 16, 2014

Episode #1.2

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. Cars discussed include: Eldorado Biarritz, Messerschmitt FMR Tg500 Tiger, Zundapp Janus (in which the driver and passenger sat back-to-back), BMW Isetta, Reliant Robin, KV1 (and other French "voitures sans permit"), Peel Trident. James then looks at the slightly larger mainstream cars such as the Citroen 2CV and Renault 4. Finally he looks at the many variations of delivery vans such as the Ford Transit and the Japanese creation of "Kei cars" which are miniature cars and vans for use in congested cities. He ends with a look at the congestion-beating Honda Cub 50cc motorbike.

Episode 3 • Aug 23, 2014

Episode #1.3

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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