{"id":492479,"date":"2012-07-01T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2012-07-02T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=26549"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:25:04","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:25:04","slug":"youthful-ignorance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/youthful-ignorance\/","title":{"rendered":"Youthful Ignorance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It seems strange to me that I\u2019ve become an Alfa enthusiast, as I apparently have come to the party relatively late in my automotive life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a kid, I was certainly crazy for Italian cars, Ferraris in particular, of course. They were fast and loud, low slung, sleek and sexy. By comparison, Alfas to my immature eyes seemed\u2026well\u2026kind of commonplace. 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