Hot Rods and Racing Cars #5

Jimmy Mullane gets a ringside seat at England's legendary Silverstone circuit, where he watches a thrilling battle between a Ferrari and an Alfa Romeo unfold lap after lap across the track's challenging 2.9-mile course. As the race develops with its own drama—mechanical failures, position changes, and pure driving skill—his grandfather shares tales of other great racing moments, from a rain-soaked disaster to the historic close finish at Savannah decades before.

Louis Chevrolet was both a brilliant racing driver and an innovative car designer whose name would become synonymous with American automobiles. This biography traces his rise from a spectacular competitor in early-1900s racing—winning at Indianapolis and outpacing legendary rivals—through his partnership with William C. Durant to design and build his own vehicles. Though Chevrolet's personal racing career faced setbacks, his legacy endured through the motorcar company that bore his name and went on to reshape the automotive industry.

In early 19th-century Cornwall, a young mathematical prodigy and wrestler named Richard Trevithick dreams of harnessing steam power for transport—a vision that pits him against the established reputation of James Watt. When a South American businessman discovers Trevithick's working engine model, he invites the Cornish Giant across the ocean to help mine operations in the Andes, launching the inventor into adventures across Latin America. This is the true story of how one man's ingenuity and determination bent mechanical forces to reshape an age of industry.