{"id":496162,"date":"2017-01-06T16:29:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T00:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=40167"},"modified":"2024-12-01T23:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:33:01","slug":"a-tale-of-two-italians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/a-tale-of-two-italians\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two Italians"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Unlike Vintage Racecar\u2019s editors I don\u2019t spend my working life thrashing the pants off other people\u2019s rare and priceless racing cars, mores the pity, so when the offer came to get intimate with two Italian models I jumped at the chance. It was in Sicily during the centenary celebrations for Giro di Sicilia-Targa Florio that these two beauties presented themselves, one from the Ferrari stable the other from Alfa Romeo both with such strong links to the Targa Florio that I couldn\u2019t believe my luck, not only to ride in them, but actually at the home of this great road race as well.<\/p>\n<p>First I have a confession to make, it turns out that Jim Glickenhaus and I have been in love with the same Italian beauty for the last forty years, but while I was loafing around the motor racing circuits of Europe Jim spent his time wisely by working hard and has become a very successful Wall Street investment banker. Not to difficult then to realize who ended up with the girl, and her name you ask? 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