Malcolm Bricklin's never built a car in his life, but that doesn't stop him from creating the SV1, a car packed with safety features. But will his bravado make it a success, or will he make too many promises before his money runs out?

Malcolm Bricklin's never built a car in his life, but that doesn't stop him from creating the SV1, a car packed with safety features. But will his bravado make it a success, or will he make too many promises before his money runs out?

Gary Balough excels in a sport founded by moonshiners, so it's no surprise that he turns to moonshine's modern equivalent to fund his hand-crafted race car. But will running drugs get him across the finish line...or land him in jail?

Gary Balough excels in a sport founded by moonshiners, so it's no surprise that he turns to moonshine's modern equivalent to fund his hand-crafted race car. But will running drugs get him across the finish line...or land him in jail?

The Cizeta V16T is a work of artistic automotive perfection that could make Claudio Zampolli's name as famous as Ferrari or Lamborghini -- but only if this temperamental genius can tame the pride that turns close friends like Jay Leno into bitter enemies.

The Cizeta V16T is a work of artistic automotive perfection that could make Claudio Zampolli's name as famous as Ferrari or Lamborghini -- but only if this temperamental genius can tame the pride that turns close friends like Jay Leno into bitter enemies.

Jerry Wiegert builds a fighter jet you can drive in his super-fast super car, the Vector W8. The car turns heads wherever it goes, but after partnering with the son of a dictator, Wiegert's forced to fight to keep flying high.

Jerry Wiegert builds a fighter jet you can drive in his super-fast super car, the Vector W8. The car turns heads wherever it goes, but after partnering with the son of a dictator, Wiegert's forced to fight to keep flying high.

It's the movie star of movie cars. Made famous in "Back to the Future," John DeLorean's gull-winged DMC-12 symbolizes the glitz, glamor and greed of the 1980s -- even as DeLorean himself embodies the decade's dark side.

It's the movie star of movie cars. Made famous in "Back to the Future," John DeLorean's gull-winged DMC-12 symbolizes the glitz, glamor and greed of the 1980s -- even as DeLorean himself embodies the decade's dark side.

Can an underpowered three-wheeled car challenge Detroit's gas-guzzling behemoths of the 1970s? Liz Carmichael believes it can.

Can an underpowered three-wheeled car challenge Detroit's gas-guzzling behemoths of the 1970s? Liz Carmichael believes it can.