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This episode takes an inside look at the famous racing L88 Corvette. From its history, to its successes and heartbreaks, to the stories of the men that drove it. Now, it’s a car world’s version of the Flinstones meet the Jetsons, as the Owens Corning Corvette, which clinched 22 straight race victories, challenges the new Corvette C7-R at Sebring International Raceway. The original Owens Corning team reunites for the challenge and our crew goes behind the scenes for the Corvette test drive of a lifetime.
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From break up to make up, Jeff Gordon and Ray reunite to go on a quest to find their Chevrolet Monte Carlo that claimed victory in their final race together at Phoenix, AZ in 1999. John Bickford, Jeff Gordon’s stepdad, makes the call that reunites the old team. Jeff and Ray look to bum parts off their boss, Rick Hendrick, to make their vision a reality: get the car, replace the parts as they were, make it run and get it to auction.
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One of the greatest battles in NASCAR history was Hall of Famer Richie Evans and rival speedster Jerry Cook. Ray is determined to uncover and revive the cars that made these men famous.Ray purchases one of Richie’s original #61 modifieds from Jimmy Spencer and restores it to its original glory while simultaneously building a replica of Jerry Cook’s #38. Throughout the build process, Ray uncovers stories about these legends through the eyes of guys who were in Rome, NY to witness it firsthand, like Robin Pemberton and Steve Hmiel.Both cars will hit the track at Martinsville, site of one of the greatest races in modified history and the tragic death of Richie Evans himself. Legends live again, as Ray recreates one of the racing world’s most celebrated rivalries on a track that has seen it all.
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General Motors VP of global design Ed Welburn takes AmeriCarna behind the scenes to talk about the history and development of the company’s concept cars that never made it to production. In a rare tour of the factory’s inner design studio, Ray gets an exclusive look behind the creative curtain at the GM plant in Detroit.
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In this episode, Ray celebrates the 50th birthday of the Ford Mustang through the lens of three distinct Mustang owners, who each hold a slice of the car’s incredible history. In 1964, Chicago schoolteacher Gail Wise unknowingly purchased the first ever Mustang 3 days before the car became available to the general public. Her husband reveals the incredible restoration that brought the earliest Mustang ever sold back to its 60’s glory. (Ford Motor Company knows she has the car and has verified it was sold before it was legal to sell.) John Grafelman is a farmer in Illinois and life-long Ford lover. A few years ago he found an old car hidden in a barn. It took some time, but he eventually convinced his friend to sell it to him. After some detective work, he discovers he purchased 1968 Ford Design Chief Larry Shinoda’s personal car that he tinkered with to invent the BOSS 302.Lastly, Ray travels to Dayton Ohio to interview Gale Holderman, the Ford stylist who won the company’s contest to draw and design the Mustang.
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Post-World War II, a large generation of American soldiers was looking for cars that mirrored the incredible sports cars they saw overseas in Europe. After searching for an affordable way to recreate these cars, one manufacturer responded with a durable, cost effective option: a line of fiberglass sports cars. Very few of these cars still exist but there are collectors who are constantly looking to save parts and pieces of these virtually unknown vehicles. We learn about these rare cars from Geoff Hacker and his team at Forgotten Fiberglass, and take a visit to the Smithsonian Museum, which houses a fiberglass car of its own. This episode presents a unique look at how the narrative of American wartime experiences often shaped the nation’s automotive demands.
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Vintage Testarossas and Quatra Valve Ferraris don’t just show up on a dealer’s floor, they’re hunted! Adam Merlin, exotic car expert, has spent a lifetime searching for the cars that defined his youth, but nothing is assumed or given in his high stakes game of Risk; A muscle car fiend shows off his private collection to host Skip Smith.