It signifies mobility, freedom and personal liberty, says Dan Neil, motoring correspondent on the Wall Street Journal.

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Born in the gasoline-powered South, Dan Neil serves as the Raleigh, N.

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Yesterday, I talked to Dan Neil, the former Los Angeles Times columnist who is spearheading a class-action lawsuit against Tribune chairman Sam Zell.

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Nevertheless, Wally Neil's father Dan, a motoring writer for the Wall Street Journal, is convinced that "American youth have fallen out of love with automobiles" because of the rising cost of motoring and the fact that they are "living their lives online".

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