{"id":493218,"date":"2013-07-01T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T01:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=17067"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:03:58","slug":"amanda-gutierrez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/amanda-gutierrez\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Gutierrez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_552404-2\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-552404-2\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ROADINT201307-p1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-552404 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ROADINT201307-p1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ROADINT201307-p1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ROADINT201307-p1-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ROADINT201307-p1-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/ROADINT201307-p1-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-552404-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amanda Gutierrez is Vice President of the Automotive Restoration department at Kansas\u2019 McPherson College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>VR:<\/i> Can you give us a little bit of background on McPherson College? 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In 1972 Gaines \u201cSmokey\u201d Billue was a local entrepreneur here in McPherson, Kansas. 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