{"id":490831,"date":"2009-08-01T04:00:31","date_gmt":"2009-08-01T04:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=45822"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:45:58","slug":"viva-el-917","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/viva-el-917\/","title":{"rendered":"Viva el 917!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since there exists a convoluted historical precedent for such a move, let\u2019s go Web surfing to Germany by way of South America. There, courtesy of a band of faithful Argentinean enthusiasts, we find this month\u2019s featured site that is, for the moment anyway, devoted primarily to Porsche\u2019s fabulous 917.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Unless you possess fluency in Spanish, your first move will likely be to click on the American\/British flag at lower right on the home page to access the English-language version. Once you\u2019ve scrolled down and clicked on the \u201c917 History\u201d link and begun reading, there will be no mistaking that the text is a translation, but this is a minor inconvenience as any intelligent reader can easily discern the intended meaning.<\/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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