{"id":499272,"date":"2021-05-27T10:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=60142"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:20:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T22:20:54","slug":"aloha-sprinzel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/aloha-sprinzel\/","title":{"rendered":"Aloha Sprinzel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<figure id=\"attachment_606798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-606798\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FTpic2016.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-606798 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FTpic2016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FTpic2016.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FTpic2016-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FTpic2016-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/FTpic2016-293x410.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-606798\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casey Annis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In my experience, most auto enthusiasts tend to live dual lives, we have our automotive life (cars, car-friends, events, etc) and then we tend to have a separate parallel life (work, family, other hobbies). But I always find it a little surreal when\u2014once in\u00a0blue moon\u2014these two separate lives intersect.<\/p>\n<p>As you read through the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/flogging-a-frog-1961-sebring-sprite\/\">Racecar Profile<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/the-sebring-4-hours-march-24-1961\/\">Fast Exposure<\/a> installments this month, you\u2019ll see the name John Sprinzel pop up numerous times. Not only was Sprinzel an accomplished rally driver from the 1950s through to the early \u201970s, but he was also instrumental in the aftermarket tuning and performance of the Austin-Healey Sprite and the very special Sebring Sprites.<\/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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As you read through the Racecar Profile and Fast Exposure installments this month, you\u2019ll see the name John Sprinzel pop up numerous times. 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