{"id":496139,"date":"2017-01-01T00:42:02","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T08:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=39855"},"modified":"2024-12-01T23:32:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:32:55","slug":"butterfly-or-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/butterfly-or-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"1983 Ferrari 512 BBi &#8211; Butterfly or Bee?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><strong>1983 Ferrari 512 BBi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When word gets out that a particular car will be profiled, lots of comments, mostly unsolicited, are received. 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