{"id":495210,"date":"2016-02-01T02:11:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T10:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=24936"},"modified":"2024-09-05T02:09:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T02:09:22","slug":"monty-pythons-flying-ginetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/monty-pythons-flying-ginetta\/","title":{"rendered":"Monty Python\u2019s Flying Ginetta"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I\u2019m always a little bit shocked when I see the worlds of modern and historic racing intersect. Recently, I was trolling through a mountain of relatively uninteresting automotive press releases when my attention was piqued by a headline that read \u201cGinetta to debut new LMP competitor.\u201d Ginetta? Debuting a new Le Mans prototype? Didn\u2019t they go the way of the Dodo decades ago?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>No, in fact quite to the contrary, this British \u201ccottage industry\u201d constructor has not only been continuously building cars since 1958, it even won the 2015 European LMP3 championship. While many knowledgeable enthusiasts may know or have heard about Ginetta, surprisingly few of us may have realized that they are not a long lost marque, but one of the UK\u2019s oldest surviving racecar manufacturers. Reminds me of the old Monty Python punch line, \u201c\u2026but I\u2019m not dead yet!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n