The following Donald Campbell BBC Documentary documents the life of a true speed king, a man who lived to conquer his father’s vast legacy on the flats and a thrill seeker who died in the cockpit of blurry pace that made his family name legend.
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Mercedes-Benz S-Class History Documentary (Video)
With six generations “special class” offerings under it’s belt, the Mercedez-Benz S-Class is one of the most successful luxury lines of automobile in history. Predecessor models for the S-Class line of cars from Mercedes include W1890/W128, W111/W112 and the W108 and 109. The following S-Class
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The Union – An Audi Documentary (Video)
The Union, an Audi documentary posted below in a 4 part series, documents the all in one engineering, design and production German automobile manufacturer. A 99% owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group since 1966 in it’s current form and a manufacturer formerly called Auto Union, a
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History Channel Concept Cars Documentary (Video)
The History Channel Concept Cars Documentary shown here, titled from the Modern Marvels series, gives great insight into the early days of the concept car. They were pure fantasy on wheels, machines designed to make the heart race and the mind ask…what if? Explore the
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America’s Favorite Cars Documentary (Video)
America’s Favorite Cars by American Motor Classics is a 3 part documentary series and a nostalgic journey into the past that really gives the viewer a strong sense of the times being documented, not just a video-graphic tour of the cars themselves. From the 50’s
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The Golden Age Of British Sports Cars Documentary (Video)
This documentary was broadcast by the BBC in 2012 as part of the “Timeshift” series. It takes a look back at the golden age of British Sports Cars using both in period and modern footage to emphasize the craze around the Jaguar’s, Austin-Healy’s, MG’s and
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Bentley Versus Benz – Racing History From 1920-1930 (Video)
From 1920 to 1930, there was a clash of automotive titans taking place in the racing world, Bentley Versus Benz. In Britain’s corner you had the millionaire racers of Bentley, brashly telling reporters after conclusive victories that the only competition for themselves was in fact
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1957 Monaco Grand Prix Documentary (Video)
In this rare color video, we see fantastic documentary style coverage of the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix. Despite a lackluster start to the race, Stirling Moss led the other favorites which included Collins, Fangio and Hawthorn. Coming out of the tunnel on lap 4, all
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Ettore Bugatti – Biography Of An Automotive Icon (Video)
The video presented here chronicles the life of the legendary Ettore Bugatti and his substantial influence on automotive history. Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti (15 September 1881 – 21 August 1947) was an Italian-born and French naturalized citizen automobile designer and manufacturer. He is remembered as
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Mille Miglia Video – The Spirit Of A Legend (Video)
The above is a fantastic Mille Miglia video containing a boatload of historical reference and footage, both current and past. The Mille Miglia, as it was known from 1927 to 1957, was an endurance race of the open road variety that took place on a
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