{"id":492416,"date":"2012-06-01T18:00:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T01:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=27781"},"modified":"2024-02-28T10:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T10:20:00","slug":"martin-swig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/martin-swig\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Swig"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_539245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-539245\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-539245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Swig is a former multi-franchise new-car dealer based in the San Francisco Bay area who is an avid vintage racer, car collector and founder of the California Mille which has evolved into one of the world\u2019s premier road rallies attracting participants from around the globe.Photo: Dennis Gray\" width=\"1080\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1-100x80.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1-770x616.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/ROADint201206-p1-293x234.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-539245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Swig is a former multi-franchise new-car dealer based in the San Francisco Bay area who is an avid vintage racer, car collector and founder of the California Mille which has evolved into one of the world\u2019s premier road rallies attracting participants from around the globe.<br \/>Photo: Dennis Gray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>VR<\/i>: How did you get your start in automobiles?<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>MS:<\/b> Well, you know, I was thinking about this and maybe we should start off with when I was a kid before I had a driver\u2019s license. So how did I get started in automobiles? It was a different world. I was born in 1934. That meant in 1946, I was 12 years old and I, and all of my friends, learned to drive at that stage.<\/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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