{"id":499831,"date":"2022-05-10T18:43:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T01:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=132977"},"modified":"2024-12-01T23:54:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T23:54:28","slug":"far-east-ferrari-mondial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/far-east-ferrari-mondial\/","title":{"rendered":"Far East Ferrari Mondial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>What began as a study of Asian automobile advertising of the late 1950s has unearthed a rare tale of a unique racecar that resided in Hong Kong, Singapore and Selangor between 1955 and 1971. <em>Adestne quisquam de Maranello<\/em>? 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