{"id":497095,"date":"2017-11-01T03:55:50","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T10:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=52399"},"modified":"2024-04-02T14:12:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:12:09","slug":"bob-curl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/bob-curl\/","title":{"rendered":"Bob Curl"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><i>There are people in motorsport who just get on with the job; they don\u2019t look for any plaudits or praises, but simply soldier on doing what they know best. They are very talented people who, in a biblical sense, \u201chide themselves under a bushel,\u201d but without them certain things in our sport may not have happened, or only happened due to their work. Engineer, fabricator and designer Bob Curl is one of them. It was while speaking to him about the Nomad that VR\u2019s European Editor Mike Jiggle found just how many projects this extraordinary man has been, and is still, involved with.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><i>Is it correct that you started work with Elva?<\/i><\/b><\/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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