{"id":490169,"date":"2008-08-01T14:00:23","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=51850"},"modified":"2024-12-27T12:45:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T12:45:50","slug":"1965-ferrari-158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1965-ferrari-158\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorite Racecar? 1965 Ferrari 158"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I don\u2019t have one favorite racecar; I have several:\u00a0 the Daytona Coupe I raced at Le Mans with Dan Gurney, the Ford GT40, the Ferrari P3, and, of course, the Ferrari Formula One.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Daytona Coupe was a one-off and I loved racing it. They only built six and only for racing. It was my first time at Le Mans, my first time driving a Cobra Daytona Coupe, and my first time co-driving with Dan Gurney. 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