{"id":459838,"date":"2002-12-01T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2002-12-01T12:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=109142"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:35:26","slug":"the-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art &#8211; Alan Olmstead&#8217;s &#8220;The Bug&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lonely Bugatti Artwork<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Artist Alan Olmstead blends photography and artwork with a lonely Bugatti.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 1934 Type 59 Bugatti has always epitomized the ultimate \u201cgolden era\u201d sports car\/racer to me. At home on the track or on a jaunt in the country, a pure-bred timeless classic of form and function. 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