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David E. Davis Jr.

Born

in Burnside, Kentucky, The United States

November 07, 1930

Died

March 27, 2011

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David E. Davis Jr. was considered for the last several decades of his life to be the Dean of automotive journalism. He was the founder of 'Automobile', and was Editor & Publisher of 'Car and Driver' for many years. He was also a contributing writer to many other publications, and was the author of at least one book. A true non-conformist, famous for his brilliance and erudite journalistic style, Mr. Davis also affected a sartorial elegance which immediately marked him as a unique and powerful personality... ...more

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Average rating: 3.71 · 17 ratings · 4 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Thus Spake David E.: The Collected Wit and Wisdom of the Most Influential Automotive Journalist of Our Time by David E. Davis Jr., P.J. O'Rourke (Contributor) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gm's Motorama: The Glamorous Show Cars of a Cultural Phenomenon by David W. Temple, David E. Davis Jr. (Introduction), Dennis Adler (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Branding Iron: Branding Lessons From the Meltdown of the US Auto Industry by Charlie Hughes, William Jeanes, David E. Davis Jr. (Foreword) 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	1964 Car and Driver Yearbook by David E. Davis Jr. (Editor), John Jerome (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We drive our cars because they make us free. With cars we need not wait in airline terminals, or travel only where the railway tracks go. Governments detest our cars: they give us too much freedom. How do you control people who can climb into a car at any hour of the day or night and drive to who knows where?”
― David E. Davis Jr., Thus Spake David E.: The Collected Wit and Wisdom of the Most Influential Automotive Journalist of Our Time

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