{"id":460602,"date":"2005-10-01T20:00:19","date_gmt":"2005-10-02T03:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=80049"},"modified":"2024-12-01T23:53:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:53:59","slug":"champions-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/champions-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"1952 Ferrari 500\/625 &#8211; Champions\u2019 Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">1952 Ferrari 500\/625<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d\u2019Olonne. Naples. Monaco. Ardmore. Wigram. Invercargill. Johannesburg. Salisbury. Limpopo. Rafaella. El Pinar. Buenos Aires. Interlagos. Montevideo. Cordoba.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the pedigree of the car you see in front of you. It was driven by some\u2026several\u2026of the best in the world. The list of circuits is only a record of where it won. This car raced, in period, from 1952 until 1962\u202611 seasons\u2026without missing a year in that time. Now it\u2019s back racing again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our hypothesis\u2014this is the single most successful Grand Prix chassis of all time\u2014ever!<\/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? You&#8217;re missing out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content\">Any Text Here<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"a07online-global-marketing-prompt\" href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=86696\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">\n<h4 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-signin\">Already a Member? <a href=\"https:\/\/supercars.memberful.com\/account\">Sign in to your account here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1952 Ferrari 500\/625 Ascari. Taruffi. Villoresi. Farina. Hawthorn. Trintignant. Maglioli. Gonzales. Mieres. Whitehead. Siracusa. Pau. Marseilles. Bremgarten. Sables d\u2019Olonne. Naples. Monaco. Ardmore. Wigram. Invercargill. Johannesburg. Salisbury. Limpopo. Rafaella. El Pinar. Buenos Aires. Interlagos. Montevideo. Cordoba. This is the pedigree of the car you see in front of you. It was driven by some\u2026several\u2026of the best in the world. The list of circuits is only a record of where it won. 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