{"id":491783,"date":"2011-04-01T06:30:05","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T13:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=35527"},"modified":"2024-12-27T03:07:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T03:07:48","slug":"ginthers-honda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ginthers-honda\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginther\u2019s Honda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That sound! A wild shriek spearing out of the new Japanese F1 sliced like a samurai sword through the dronings and raspings of the commonplace European engines. Beware, that unearthly cry proclaimed. We are coming.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_569970\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-569970\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-569970\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-569970\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pete Lyons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was at Watkins Glen in 1964, the next to last year of the 1.5-liter formula. Honda, an established force in motorcycles, was new to cars, but hubris said, \u201cwhy not jump in at the top?\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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