Friday, January 2nd TV listings for Scripps News (KPIF7) Pocatello, ID
The Cars That Made America Part 1
Young visionaries wage battle for control of the fledgling industry; Henry Ford, William Durant, Walter Chrysler and the Dodge brothers revolutionize transportation, while paving the way for the largest and most influential corporate empires.
The Cars That Made America Part 2
The automobile begins to transform the United States; cities and towns change to suit the automobile; the middle class grows due to the booming manufacturing sector; the Big Three dominates the industry while the battle to be number one heats up.
The Cars That Made America Part 3
After World War II, Americans move to the suburbs, fueling demand for new cars and leading to the golden age of the American automobile; car companies create the muscle car, even as external influences threaten to bring the industry to its knees.
From strange failures of design and marketing to incredible triumphs of performance and sales, world events, pop culture and crazy experimentation shape automobiles from the 1970s to today.