{"id":460671,"date":"2005-12-01T16:00:16","date_gmt":"2005-12-01T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=77648"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:45:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:45:22","slug":"the-words-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-words-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugatti Tipo 35 C &#8211; The Word\u2019s Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The word had gone out, I was told for the thousandth time, but I felt no better. What if the Mafia suddenly took back its word and the 1926 Bugatti Grand Prix car vanished? It was too late for second thoughts, though. 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