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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

Categories Automotive Tags 1959 Cadillac, Article, Aston Martin DB5, Austin Allegro, Barbara Cartland, biofuels, Books, Cadillac, car history, Citroën 2CV, Citroën DS, Culture, Duroplast, E-Type Jaguar, East German Trabant, Émile Levassor, Features & reviews, General Motors, Guardian review, Guardian Weekly, history of the motor car, Joe Moran, Life of the Automobile, Mark Wallington, Mark Wallington The Auto Biography, Reviews, Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Silver Ghost, Sport and leisure, Steven Parissien, Steven Parissien The Life of the Automobile, TE Lawrence, The Auto Biography, The Guardian, The Life of the Automobile, Trabant, Volkswagen Beetles

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