{"id":460945,"date":"2006-11-01T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2006-11-01T20:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=68687"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:35:54","slug":"spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/spa\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art &#8211; Matthew Stevens&#8217; &#8220;Spa&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1967 Spa-Francorchamps 1,000 kms Artwork<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Artist Matthew Stevens paints an evocative image of the 1967 Spa-Francorchamps 1,000 kms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Spa-Francorchamps, May 1967, the fourth round of the \u201967 World Championship. 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