{"id":490310,"date":"2008-10-01T16:00:35","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=50437"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:25:28","slug":"georges-boillot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/georges-boillot\/","title":{"rendered":"Georges Boillot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"bodyText\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Antonio Ascari&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Georges Louis Frederic Boillot Biography<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/boi1a.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-568569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/boi1a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/boi1a.jpeg 210w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/boi1a-86x100.jpeg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a>Georges Louis Frederic Boillot was born in Valentigney, France on August 3rd, 1884 A mechanic by training he began automobile racing in 1908. 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