The Secret Life of Machines - Season 2 Episode 1 The Secret Life of the Car
Cars started to become popular in the 1890s. Their success was partly due to the bicycle, which had given people a taste for a personal means of transport. It was also due to Daimler's high speed engine, the first internal combustion engine to be small enough not to make a vehicle ridiculously cumbersome. Episode Contents: Models: A gutted modern body shell. A running car stripped down to the chassis. An exposed brake glows as it's applied. Machines: A mini that drives away from itself! Guests: A penny farthing and other antique bicycles. A 1902 Woolsey. Films: The cartoon life Daimler und Benz. Some quaint english promo films for early cars and lots of assembly line footage. A late 40's ad for a "FUTURAMIC" oldsmobile. A 60's advert for an Austin mini. Citroen promo film showing the toughness of the bodyshell design. Extro: Crushing defeat.
- Title: The Secret Life of Machines
- Year: 1993
- Genre: Documentary
- Country:
- Studio: Channel 4
- Director: Tim Hunkin
- Cast: Tim Hunkin, Rex Garrod
- Crew: Tim Hunkin (Writer)
- Keyword: invention, engineering, educational, machine
- Runtime: 30 minutes
- IMDb: 7.60 / 10 by 5 users
- Popularity: 8.512
- First Air Date: Nov 15, 1988
- Last Air date: Mar 25, 1993
- Season: 3 Season
- Episode: 18 Episode
- Language: English
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