{"id":494026,"date":"2014-09-01T00:14:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T07:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=11519"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:02:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:02:30","slug":"showcase-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/showcase-september-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"[Book Review] The Life of the Automobile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SC201409-p3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-520724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SC201409-p3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"552\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SC201409-p3.jpg 552w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SC201409-p3-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SC201409-p3-79x100.jpg 79w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/SC201409-p3-293x372.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/a><\/b>The Life of the Automobile<\/h2>\n<h3>By Steven Parissien<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s probably safe to say that the automobile is near and dear to all of us, so for any book to presume to address \u201cthe complete history of the motor car,\u201d as this one does, might be considered a stretch. Author Parissien, however, commences his daunting task by walking us through that history, beginning before the first car\u2014indeed, before even the first mechanized transportation device\u2014and carrying on through the evolution and development of the machine we came to call the car.<\/p>\n<p>Tracing the car\u2019s development from its Teutonic origins through its refinement by the French, he recounts the exploits of the early pioneering inventors and tracks the car\u2019s actual physical transformation from early tri- and quadricycles to the fundamental configuration that endures today. All the familiar names of early automotive history\u2014Lenoir, Benz, Daimler, Maybach, Otto, Peugeot, Panhard et Levassor, Renault, Ford, Durant and more\u2014are illuminated by Parissien\u2019s text, as the names we know as marques and brands are identified and explained.<\/p>\n<p>Also discussed is the industry\u2019s early gravitation to the gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine as its power source, even though alternatives have in recent years regained some traction as their own technologies have evolved. In the end, this is a fascinating book that can only serve to expand our appreciation for our passion, pride and joy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>$27.95 @\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasdunnebooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.thomasdunnebooks.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Life of the Automobile By Steven Parissien It\u2019s probably safe to say that the automobile is near and dear to all of us, so for any book to presume to address \u201cthe complete history of the motor car,\u201d as this one does, might be considered a stretch. Author Parissien, however, commences his daunting task by walking us through that history, beginning before the first car\u2014indeed, before even the first mechanized transportation device\u2014and carrying on through the evolution and development [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":172,"featured_media":751457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263,11339],"tags":[2942,17152,17940,3297],"class_list":["post-494026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-culture","category-product","tag-car-books","tag-car-culture","tag-product-reviews","tag-products"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>[Book Review] The Life of the Automobile<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Showcase \u2014 September 2014\" \/>\n<meta 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