{"id":498100,"date":"2019-03-18T12:03:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T19:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=74357"},"modified":"2024-01-08T14:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T14:27:55","slug":"brian-redman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/brian-redman\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Redman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_704836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704836\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-704836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman.jpg 996w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman-770x1160.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/080309_hc_0353Rx3-Brian-Redman-293x441.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-704836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Redman<br \/>Photo: Hal Crocker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>I usually start off an interview by asking, \u201cWho are you?\u201d And how did you become interested in automobiles?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Redman:<\/strong> Well, I was born in Lancashire. As a boy, I became interested in automobiles,\u00a0 my grandfather owned a BMW 328 and went on to own a Bristol 400 and 401, as well as an Aston DB 2\/4. He owned two very modest businesses, a bakery and a business employing two men making mop heads.<\/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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