Noted Auto Journalist David E. Davis Passes Away At Age 80

Automobile Magazine says on its Web site that founder and longtime automotive journalist David E. Davis Jr. has died at the age of 80.

Davis was once called the dean of automotive journalism by Time Magazine.

Automobile Magazine says he died in Ann Arbor after complications from surgery for bladder cancer.

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knowitall1985 - 3/28/2011 2:08:38 PM

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When I got in the business 27yrs ago he was hot stuff. Very smart guy when it came to automobiles....

valhallakey - 3/28/2011 2:16:08 PM

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Defintely had a great passion for cars. His writing about the 95 M3 was one of the things that got me excited about that car and helped convince me to buy one. He was also an innovator with his winding road online magazine long before many established car magazines even had a web site! He will be missed.

PUGPROUD - 3/29/2011 8:47:15 AM

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An automobile publishing icon !!!! God bless.

irishmike - 3/29/2011 6:18:34 PM

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Actually David E. was endorsing BMW's about 20 years prior to any M3. In the '90's, BMW may have stood out, but nothing like it was in 1970 or '71.
I was lucky enough to own a couple of early '70's BMW's--2002tii and a Bavaria--thanks to the kudos Davis lavished on a fledgling manufacturer, BMW.
I will miss this guy. He was a driver/racer before he was a writer. I was impressed by all of it. R.I.P.