James May's Cars of the People - Season 1

First aired: 8/10/2014 3 episodes

James May visits Russia, Japan and Europe to discover how motoring came to the masses.

← Back to James May's Cars of the People

Episodes

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Aired: 8/10/2014

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

2. Episode 2

Aired: 8/17/2014

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.

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

Aired: 8/24/2014

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.