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Carroll Shelby came from humble beginnings working as a chicken farmer in rural Texas. He exploded into the auto-racing scene by beating all the top-tier drivers of the era and winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959. All while still wearing his chicken-overalls. Carroll had a heart condition that nearly killed him, forcing him to retire from racing. He started Shelby American and assembled a rag-tag team of hot-rodders to execute his vision of building groundbreaking sports cars like the Shelby Cobra. He also led Ford and the GT40 to multiple victories at Le Mans over Ferrari. Shelby’s cars, driven by the greatest drivers in the history of racing, cemented his legacy. He is the only man in history to win Le Mans as both a driver and a manufacturer. And is still the only American auto-manufacturer to win the World Manufacturing Championship.

Made in the heart of automotive America, Chevrolet is the focus in this look back into two pivotal turning points for the behemoth Detroit carmaker: the appearance of the Corvette roadster in 1953 and Chevy's "Hot One" years from 1955 to 1957. From signature V8s to the sultry curves and 150 mph performance of the renowned Corvette, this mechanical documentary drives car buffs down a road that changed the way Americans live and play.

Put yourself in the driver's seat on a journey into classic automotive history with this documentary that traces the trials and triumphs of the remarkable brands of Chrysler, Avanti and Kaiser. Car fanatics will learn stories about a 1956 Chrysler making it to the summit of Pikes Peak, Studebaker's last gasp and medical maven Henry Kaiser's valiant attempt at taking on the Big Three automakers.

Drag racing documentary. See the stars of funny car racing with their crews and hang arounds. An absolute must see if you're into drag racing.

Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertable car by a widow determined not to let it fall into the hands of her late husband's secretary/secret lover. Once in pocession of the car, Marcel only encounters one bad luck episode after another with the excessive gasoline consumtion, his wife trying to sell it to make ammends meet, getting into traffic jams, accidently riding into a car wash with the top down, and more.

A sub culture evolved in Sweden in the 1950s – Swedish greasers. The greasers were young and wild, drove American cars and rebelled against society. We meet the next generation of motorised youth the “Neo-Greasers”. What price are they willing to pay to live a demand-less life?

A five day drive up Britain's highest peak in a 1911 Ford Model T.

Tom, a curmudgeonly Montauk mechanic, unexpectedly finds love online with Freckles, a spitfire outcast diabetic like himself. Their newfound happiness comes under threat when Tom’s lucrative beachfront property and repair shop becomes the target of an unscrupulous real estate agent, whose underhanded tactics emboldens the gentrified community to turn on this established resident lowering their property values. Based on true events, On The End features outstanding performances from Tim Blake Nelson and Mireille Enos as the inspiring working-class couple fighting against the power, greed, and corruption of a changing community, giving hope to take on and endure the fight when there’s everything to lose.

"Highway Hypnosis" - alternatively referred to as "white line fever" - is a dazed state in which a driver may travel long stretches of open road in a compliant and normal fashion, yet with little-to-no recollection of how their destination was reached.

Fascinated by pop culture male figures, a man loses his identity in the search to replicate them