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The Secret Life of Machines Season 2 Episode 1: The Secret Life of the Car 1991

Watch Tv Show Series The Secret Life of Machines : Cars started to become popular in the 1890s. Their success was partly due to the bicycle, which had given people a taste for a personal means of transport. It was also due to Daimler's high speed engine, the first internal combustion engine to be small enough not to make a vehicle ridiculously cumbersome. Episode Contents: Models: A gutted modern body shell. A running car stripped down to the chassis. An exposed brake glows as it's applied. Machines: A mini that drives away from itself! Guests: A penny farthing and other antique bicycles. A 1902 Woolsey. Films: The cartoon life Daimler und Benz. Some quaint english promo films for early cars and lots of assembly line footage. A late 40's ad for a "FUTURAMIC" oldsmobile. A 60's advert for an Austin mini. Citroen promo film showing the toughness of the bodyshell design. Extro: Crushing defeat..

Genre: Documentary
Air Date: 1991-01-08
Season Number: 2
Episodes Number: 1
Stars: Tim Hunkin (Himself - Presenter) , Rex Garrod (Himself - Co-Presenter)
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