{"id":280563,"date":"2018-07-06T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=280563"},"modified":"2024-12-02T21:08:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:08:42","slug":"celebrating-1948-silverstone-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/celebrating-1948-silverstone-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 1948 Silverstone Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>The 1948 Silverstone Grand Prix will be celebrated at this year&#8217;s Silverstone Classic, to be staged 20-22 July 2018 at the historic 3.6-mile Silverstone Grand Prix circuit in Northamptonshire, England.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does the Silverstone Classic\u2019s programme of 21 races feature more than 80 Grand Prix cars from yesteryear but the event will also include a special collection of cars that contested the inaugural Royal Automobile Club International Grand Prix in 1948. 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