{"id":369443,"date":"2011-07-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=35851"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:49:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:49:50","slug":"history-of-sports-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/history-of-sports-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"History of Sports Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>By Art Evans<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_794119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-794119\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/85-Benz-3-wheeler.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-794119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/85-Benz-3-wheeler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/85-Benz-3-wheeler.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/85-Benz-3-wheeler-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/85-Benz-3-wheeler-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/85-Benz-3-wheeler-770x554.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/85-Benz-3-wheeler-293x211.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-794119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 1885 Benz is credited with being the first purpose-built automobile. (photo credit: Deutsches Museum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Sports Car Digest<\/em> Editor Jamie Doyle has assigned me to write a column about the history of sports cars. For the first one, I thought it would be interesting to look at the first events that established motorsports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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