Great Cars: SPORTS CARS 

If you ever want to start an argument among car lovers, ask a group to define a sports car. Like beauty, it is in the eye or mind of the beholder.
While they may not agree about what constitutes a "true" sports car they'll all concede that in a little over one-hundred years these fabulous machines have gone from crude to sublime. Whatever they are, they are a breed apart.
This fast paced, tire squealing, high octane program will race to discover the essence of the sports car as we take a look at the origins of the world's most beguiling examples. We'll travel back to the beginnings of the automotive adventure and see the cars that royalty raced. We'll encounter princes, kings, dukes and wealthy commoners whose auto tastes set the tone for the first sports cars and see how national differences created some of the world's most exciting autos. We’ll take some of these fabulous machines out for a drive while we try to discover the essence of a sports car.
EP 411