{"id":459806,"date":"2002-09-01T06:30:45","date_gmt":"2002-09-01T13:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=109925"},"modified":"2024-05-27T19:23:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T19:23:07","slug":"the-beauty-of-the-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-beauty-of-the-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beauty of the Beast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of us \u2013 we know who we are \u2013 go all slack in the knees before certain racing machines. One example for me is the Reventlow Scarab sports car of 1958. They still rivet my eye more than 44 years after I first saw their lovely lines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why? I am moved to wonder. We all love racecars, that&#8217;s why we&#8217;re meeting here today; but does every such vehicle ever made hold our eyes and our hearts in thrall? 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We all love racecars, that&#8217;s why we&#8217;re meeting here today; but does every such vehicle ever made hold our eyes and our hearts in thrall? 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