Name: James May's Cars of the People
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-08-10
Rating: 7.75
Cast: James May

Episodes

1. Episode 1

2014-08-10 | 60m

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.

2. Episode 2

2014-08-17 | 60m

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.

3. Episode 3

2014-08-24 | 60m

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.