Original title
AmeriCarna
Released
1/28/2014
Genre
Reality
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
4
Number of episodes
20
Take a tour through American culture through the lens of one its greatest inventions: the automobile. Three-time NASCAR champion Ray Evernham hosts this cross-country trek, chasing down the cars that had a profound impact on shaping our national identity. With guidance from his friend and mentor Rick Hendrick, the pair will rely on their vast experience as car guys to take viewers back in time and introduce them to a period of history when the automobile heavily influenced American culture.
Dragsters, surf culture/Woodies. The 1940 Ford West Coast style - If they were running Moonshine in the southeast in 1940s Ford - on the west coast there was a different take. They were cruising, modifying the car for hot rodding and cutting the top off.
Junior Johnson, Bill Elliott and other surprise guests explore the impact on the 1940 Ford in Post World War II America on the southeast. They explain how they used the car and their ingenuity to build a business that turned into a popular sport.
Nashville, country music and the automobile. Both respected musician and auto racer Marty Robbins crossed between the world of the Grand Ole Opry and stock car racing flawlessly and no one has done it since. Ray returns Marty’s 777 to the race track.
A visit with Don Prudhomme and John Force as well as director Ron Howard and Beach Boy Mike Love. Ray and Don take a look at street racing and the Tom Cobb Roadster that set so many land speed and early drag records.
Two buried treasures/time capsules from the 1970s. The PUROs had their Daytona race car literally buried in a car hauler for almost 40 years. Ray uncovers their prized possession and takes a look at the car that is a hidden treasure
The last car Elvis drove the evening he passed was his beloved Stutz Blackhawk. Ray wants to help document the preservation and heads to Graceland to check out this iconic piece of American music history. Ray and the team reveal the restoration of the car at Charlotte Motor Speedway with Rick Hendrick ("Mr. H") and arguably Elvis Presley's biggest fan, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
This episode takes an inside look at the famous racing L88 Corvette: From its history, to its successes and heartbreaks, to the stories of the men that drove it.
From break up to make up - Jeff Gordon and Ray reunite to revive their Chevrolet Monte Carlo that claimed victory in their final race together at Phoenix, AZ in 1999.
One of the greatest battles in NASCAR history was Hall of Famer Richie Evans and rival speedster Jerry Cook. Ray is determined to uncover - and revive- the cars that made these men famous.
General Motors VP of global design, Ed Welburn, takes AmeriCarna behind the scenes to talk about the history and development of the company's concept cars that never made it to production. In a rare tour at the factory's inner design studio, Ray gets an exclusive look behind the creative curtain at the GM plant in Detroit.
In this episode, Ray celebrates the 50th birthday of the Ford Mustang through the lens of three distinct Mustang owners who hold a slice of the car's incredible history.
Eight incredible vehicles are wrecked when a sinkhole opens underneath the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky.; General Motors Corp. restores the 1 millionth Corvette, which was damaged in the event.
The Race of Gentleman, an iconic event held on the beach in Wildwood, N.J., features period vehicles, period dress, and pure authenticity; Ray enters a car in the race and adds a very special driver.
Ray discovers he has much in common with Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Records; Indy racer Josef Newgarden; musicians Tim McGraw and Cassadee Pope.
Bob Keith and his Dos Palmas dragster visit England in 1964; after the car is lost for over 40 years, Ray discovers the classic vehicle and gives it a proper rebirth at the National Hot Rod Reunion.
Ray's love of cars and guitars comes in handy when he meets blues musician Joe Bonamassa, who is looking for a special gift for his parents.
Race tracks built of boards spring up across the United States in the early 1900s; Ray and X Games veteran Travis Pastrana recall the era of the motordromes.
Ray finds a t-bucket with a record-breaking past, and wants to rebuild the roadster so it can match or improve on the record.
Ray finds a Gurney Eagle in a garage in New Jersey.
In the Season 4 premiere, Ray restores the infamous Brawner Hawk Indy car that Mario Andretti won rookie-of-the-year in; and they take it to the Brickyard for the 100th running of the Indy 500.
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