{"id":496349,"date":"2017-03-01T03:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T11:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=42505"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:22:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:22:20","slug":"odd-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/odd-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"Odd Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><strong>Who else in the publishing world is crazy enough to bring you the Scarab Scout, the Dymaxion, the Leyat Helico and the Mathis?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m continually amazed when it happens. About once every year or two we produce a themed issue\u2026without ever intending to! I really don\u2019t know how it happens. Maybe it\u2019s a subconscious thing I somehow do when I\u2019m selecting the articles that are to go into a given issue, but after all is said and done, I\u2019ll start proofreading an issue when the lightbulb goes off, \u201cHey, these articles are all kinda related!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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