{"id":498812,"date":"2020-07-14T13:42:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T13:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=108256"},"modified":"2024-03-20T22:13:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T22:13:05","slug":"the-chemist-and-the-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-chemist-and-the-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chemist and the Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_694931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-694931\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hallihan-in-Iran-e1594758550380.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-694931 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hallihan-in-Iran-e1594758550380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"1312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hallihan-in-Iran-e1594758550380.jpg 716w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hallihan-in-Iran-e1594758550380-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hallihan-in-Iran-e1594758550380-559x1024.jpg 559w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hallihan-in-Iran-e1594758550380-55x100.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hallihan-in-Iran-e1594758550380-293x537.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-694931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Hallihan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sydney pharmacist John Hallihan is the man who brought a rare D-Type to Australia, in very interesting circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>During the obligatory overseas working holiday in the mid-\u201960s, Hallihan met legendary Jaguar PR Manager Andrew Whyte. 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