{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Supercars.net","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog","title":"Pre-War BMW Expert Jim Proffit Passes Away","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"CMEUz0MWfN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/pre-war-bmw-expert-jim-proffit-passes-away\/\">Pre-War BMW Expert Jim Proffit Passes Away<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/pre-war-bmw-expert-jim-proffit-passes-away\/embed\/#?secret=CMEUz0MWfN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pre-War BMW Expert Jim Proffit Passes Away&#8221; &#8212; Supercars.net\" data-secret=\"CMEUz0MWfN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1940-Mille-Miglia-winning-328-e1528484921876.jpg","thumbnail_width":1034,"thumbnail_height":529,"description":"Jim Proffit, arguably the king of the pre-war BMW chasers, passed away on April 2, 2018, from an apparent heart attack. For many decades, Jim successfully ran his Long Beach, California-based business, Racing Restorations. Jim pursued and located many of the pre-war BMWs that had been lost. He chased, found and restored many significant BMW racecars before BMW AG had any real interest in the company\u2019s history. It is not an exaggeration to say that Jim did more to preserve [&hellip;]"}