{"id":497179,"date":"2017-12-01T01:51:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T01:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=52916"},"modified":"2024-12-27T01:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T01:27:20","slug":"luigi-chinetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/luigi-chinetti\/","title":{"rendered":"Luigi Chinetti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Alfa Romeo car mechanic who rose to become one of the greatest endurance drivers of his generation, the man responsible for establishing Ferrari in the United States and patron of his own highly successful motor racing team. 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