{"id":497005,"date":"2017-10-01T03:20:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-01T10:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=50598"},"modified":"2024-04-03T12:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T12:40:07","slug":"the-lotus-wilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-lotus-wilts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lotus Wilts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><strong>Does the recent passing of a cornerstone in the Lotus community mark the end of an era?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just as we were going to press with this issue, at the end of August, I was heart broken to learn of the passing of Lotus enthusiast Dave Bean. 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