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My Other Wife is a Car

Confessions of a car tragic

John Wright

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English
Allen & Unwin
01 September 2009
In John Wright's life, cars take a close second place to family, simple as that. My Other Wife is a Car is his memoir of 30 years of automotive obsession - one man's life seen as a life-long test drive.

A full-time freelance writer for Wheels, Modern Motor, Best Car magazine and many others, he's driven more than 3000 cars and owned more than 130 (at the last count), some of which involved him buying cars he simply intended to test. His shortest ownership was less than twenty four hours. One disaster was an old Rolls Royce, another failure a Triumph. He narrowly averted ownership of a Leyland P76. Twice. He's sold cars for a crooked dealer, raced at Bathurst and Targa Tasmania (four times). He's met Peter Brock, Evan Green, Captain Peter Janson and Gentleman Jim Richards, among other motoring celebrities.

Strap yourself in for a light-hearted and passionate celebration of 30 years of driving - the best and worst cars, the biggest lies, the most glorious failures, the cars that got away, and what it feels like to go full throttle for the first time through the kink into Caltex Chase. My Other Wife is a Car is about the passion of life in the fast lane.
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Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 195mm,  Width: 150mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   346g
ISBN:   9781741756609
ISBN 10:   174175660X
Pages:   264
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

John Wright is a historian, writer and motoring journalist. He is the author of Heart of the Lion and Special: The Untold Story of Australia's Holden.

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