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Every car has a story. From the moment it was conceived, to its first road test, to where it is today. This series tells the life story of the world's most fascinating cars.

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    Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 1 - The Case of the Buried Dino
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    #1 - The Case of the Buried Dino

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    In February of 1978, a stolen '74 Ferrari Dino was found buried in the backyard of a small home in South Los Angeles. No one knew how it got there, who put it there, or why it was buried. Then, the Ferrari Dino vanished again.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 2 - The Case of the Split Enzo
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    #2 - The Case of the Split Enzo

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    The world's most famous Ferrari crash occurred on 21 February 2006 when a 2003 Enzo split in half on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. Both occupants emerged unharmed, but the tale quickly morphed into a bizarre crime story.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 3 - The Case of the Priceless Porsche
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    #3 - The Case of the Priceless Porsche

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    Just moments after finishing his first drive in the most famous racing Porsche on earth, the new owner gets a visit from the last people he expected to see at Laguna Seca Raceway: the DEA. Shockingly, no one is surprised.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 4 - The Case of Hitler's Mercedes
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    #4 - The Case of Hitler's Mercedes

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    In the summer of 1984 retired Maj. General William Lyon and his son Bill knock on the door of an abandoned roller rink in suburban San Diego. What they find inside may be the former car of one of the most evil and notorious men in history.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 5 - The Case of the Hidden Race Cars
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    #5 - The Case of the Hidden Race Cars

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    Two legendary, priceless cars, the Bugatti Type 57G Tank and the prototype Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe, have more than speed records and world championships in common: both were locked away under bizarre circumstances and nearly forgotten.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 6 - The Case of the Sunken Chevys
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    #6 - The Case of the Sunken Chevys

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    Forty years after they went missing, a '69 Camaro and a '52 Chevy Styleline are found side by side at the bottom of a lake in western Oklahoma. No one knows how they got there or why the three people in each car didn't escape - until now.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 7 - The Ghosts of Mulholland
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    #7 - The Ghosts of Mulholland

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    Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles is one of the most famous and most treacherous roads in the world. From the 1960s to the 1980s it was home to movie stars, rock stars, and some of the most dangerous illegal street racing in America.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Auto/Biography Season 1 Episode 8 - The Case of the Missing Movie Cars
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    #8 - The Case of the Missing Movie Cars

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    Three famous film cars - a submarine Lotus, an armed Aston Martin and a killer's Chevy Malibu - drive away from their fantasy big-screen lives into real experiences of James Bond-level break-ins, underworld theft and hi-tech modifications.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 1 - Movie Cars
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    #9 - Movie Cars

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    An epic lineup of classic movie cars are pushed to the brink of mechanical failure on a sun-soaked road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. From Knight Rider's K.I.T.T. to a time-traveling DeLorean, Tim and Michael find out quickly that air conditioning is not a standard feature in Hollywood.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 2 - Cursed Cars
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    #10 - Cursed Cars

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    World War I started in a car, James Dean's life ended in one. As the stories go, the famous cars involved in these tragedies are "cursed" -- causing harm for years beyond these horrible events. But if curses aren't real, how do we explain the incredible series of events that unfolded?

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 3 - Getaway Cars
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    #11 - Getaway Cars

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    New information on how infamous gangster duo Bonnie and Clyde learned to evade the police leads Tim and Michael to connect with the FBI, investigating groundbreaking getaway techniques pioneered by a German bank robber that are still used in professional bank robberies today.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 4 - Dead Man's Curve
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    #12 - Dead Man's Curve

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    Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles holds an old secret -- a dangerous banked turn reshaped decades ago after an epic crash nearly killed Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny. The tale of what happened that night has only ever been a Hollywood rumor, until now.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 5 - Hidden Innovation
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    #13 - Hidden Innovation

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    Tim and Michael investigate the hidden innovations on the Traub motorcycle, the Brubaker Box and the Tucker 48 -- commercial failures, but brilliantly-engineered machines with technology years ahead of their time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 6 - Missing Mustangs
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    #14 - Missing Mustangs

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    Steve McQueen's long-missing Bullitt Mustang has been recovered, selling for a record price. But how did it stay hidden in plain sight for so long, and why was it finally revealed? Meanwhile, controversy has boiled over around the supposed recovery of Jim Morrison's Shelby GT500.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 7 - Porsche vs. Ferrari
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    #15 - Porsche vs. Ferrari

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    A fan service episode pits Porsche engineering against Ferrari engineering through the lens of Le Mans. How did two completely different approaches to car design result in strings of wins and losses at Le Mans? Who did it better, Porsche or Ferrari?

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 8 - The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes
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    #16 - The Return of the Cunningham Corvettes

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    Before the epic clashes of Ford vs. Ferrari, legendary American driver, sailor, soldier and car designer Briggs Cunningham took an all-American team, using all-American cars, to Le Mans and won.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 9 - Manson Family Cars
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    #17 - Manson Family Cars

    S2:E9

    In a rarely told story, car crime helped finance and provide cover for the Manson family and their hidden compound. This on-location episode takes Tim and Michael seeking the Manson family's cars, stashed to this day in those remote mountain hills.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 10 - The Price of Speed
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    #18 - The Price of Speed

    S2:E10

    From belly tank racers to today, we learn about America's deadliest sport.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 11 - The Missing Meyers Manx
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    #19 - The Missing Meyers Manx

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    The original kit car, the one that started the craze and made dune buggies a household name, the Meyers Manx has had an insane history. The original Manx was stolen in LA and has a bizarre tale.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Auto/Biography Season 2 Episode 12 - The Paradise Aftermath
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    #20 - The Paradise Aftermath

    S2:E12

    Some classic cars escaped the Paradise, California fires. Others did not.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Case of the Buried Dino" is the best rated episode of "Auto/Biography". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/23/2019. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Case of the Split Enzo".