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James May's Cars of the People

James May's Cars of the People

2025Seasons : 2Episodes : 6
7.7

James May takes a look at the 'peoples car'. Covering every form of cars for the masses - from the Beetle to the Kei Car, May looks at the many forms of people's car, their origins and their effect on history. Each episode covers a particular theme; these being cars from dictatorships, microcars and the dream cars we aspire to.

GenreDocumentary
Languagesen
Production CompaniesBBC
Production CcountriesUnited Kingdom

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