{"id":461094,"date":"2007-03-01T06:30:04","date_gmt":"2007-03-01T14:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=66415"},"modified":"2024-08-30T20:22:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T20:22:50","slug":"a-green-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/a-green-garage\/","title":{"rendered":"A Green Garage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mainstream media are chattering these days about \u201cgreen\u201d cars. Like it\u2019s some new idea. Well, I\u2019ve been a fan of green machines since I saw my first Jaguar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And MG. Triumph. Morgan. Lotus. Aston Martin. Austin-Healey. Bentley. Lister. Allard. Cooper. Lola. Jensen. Turner. Elva. Sunbeam. Singer. TVR. AC\u2014as a youth I was particularly smitten by their Aceca-Bristol. And innumerable others, each of which could be had in various versions of \u201cBritish Racing Green,\u201d aka \u201cBRG.\u201d<\/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? 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