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The Life of the Automobile by Steven Parissien and Auto Biography by Mark Wallington – reviews

December 28, 2019February 3, 2014 by Editorial Team

Is car worship declining? Joe Moran gets behind the wheel for two enjoyable histories of the automobile

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