{"id":499322,"date":"2021-07-13T13:58:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=121039"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:24:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:24:01","slug":"monaco-of-africa-the-1958-angolan-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/monaco-of-africa-the-1958-angolan-grand-prix\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco of Africa &#8211; The 1958 Angolan Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-680942 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1-770x1167.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1958-Angola-Poster-1-293x444.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a>By the mid-1950s international motor racing was beginning to flourish in Africa, south of the equator.<\/p>\n<p>In September 1957, international racing spread to the west coast of Africa and the first Angolan Grand Prix took place. 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