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James May discovers how the car became an everyday part of normal people's lives.

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James May's Cars of the People: Series 2: Episode 3

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James discovers what happened to the cars of the future that we were promised.

James discovers what happened to the cars of the future that we were promised and how the petrol engine came to dominate the 20th century.

James explores the wilder shores of motoring to discover what happened to the cars of the future that we were promised. From improbable steam cars and ludicrous jet turbines, he reveals how the petrol engine and the power it gave us came to dominate the 20th century. He takes to the waves in an amphibious car, risks his life at the wheel of a notorious electric scooter and takes a hair-raising trip in the fastest driverless car on earth.

James May's Cars of the People: Series 2

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