Mystery Cars: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In the 1950's, America had broken free from the shackles of wartime economics. It was walking with the swagger of a Nation that had the world by the tail. Scientists had harnessed nuclear energy. Jetpropelled airplanes were breaking speed records... and the race to space was on! But perhaps more than anything else, one thing melded imagination and consumerism, putting this era in perfect context: The concept car. Unlike satellites, rockets, and jet planes these dream cars were accessible. People flocked to auto shows like GM's Motorama to see the concept cars in their titanium bodied glory. They were snapshots of how America perceived its future. Jaw dropping, unforgettable but what happened then? Most were destroyed. Some just plain vanished. But amazingly, some are still here and new series Mystery Cars is on a mission to find them.

Series details

• Title: Mystery Cars
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2012-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-11-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC FIRST
• Network country: Canada
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 40158
• IMDb ID: tt5050676
• TVDB ID: 274167

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-11-01; final listed air date 2013-01-17; episode order: 12.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-09-02; final listed air date 2014-11-18; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mystery Cars on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.