In sync with the show's evocative look back, Martin Puris, the genius "Mad Man" behind the automotive company's tag line "The Ultimate Driving Machine, " introduced the program's opening ad, a superbly crafted vignette, complete with historical footage, that brings to life the story behind the car and how it came to stand for what it does in the minds of consumers.
In a still-unfolding investigation, Machines Francaises Lourdes (MLF) of France (formerly Forest-Line) evidently transferred highly sophisticated machine tools to the USSR.