{"id":491691,"date":"2011-02-01T06:30:02","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=36041"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:32:12","slug":"will-future-racecars-endure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/will-future-racecars-endure\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Future Racecars Endure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wandering through that great Goodwood paddock of my mind, I delight in thousands of historic racing machines at every hand. All are magnificent and most are momentous, but some few hold my mental gaze longer than the rest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571929\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-571929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Lyons\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bugatti 35s\u2026 Alfa straight-8s\u2026 D-Types\u2026 GTOs\u2026 GT40s\u2026 917Ks\u2026 Fangio\u2019s 250F\u2026 Gurney\u2019s Eagle\u2026 Mario\u2019s Lotus\u2026<\/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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