{"id":494503,"date":"2015-06-01T00:13:56","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T07:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=9805"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:26:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:26:52","slug":"ode-to-the-welding-mechanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ode-to-the-welding-mechanic\/","title":{"rendered":"Ode to the Welding Mechanic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here is a question to ponder: when was there last welding equipment in a Formula One pitlane, or that of any top category?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After Innes Ireland drove his Lotus 16 around the bumps of the Monza banking in 1959, no fewer than 40 cracks were found in the spaceframe. 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