{"id":700,"date":"2010-05-20T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=700"},"modified":"2025-01-06T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T00:46:11","slug":"ferrari-250-gto-impressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/ferrari-250-gto-impressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari 250 GTO Owner Impressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>Story and photos by Stephen Mitchell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GTO1a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-676397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GTO1a.jpg\" alt=\"Ferrari 250 GTO s\/n 3987 - Stephen Mitchell\" width=\"493\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GTO1a.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GTO1a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GTO1a-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/GTO1a-293x292.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a>The 250GTO #3987 was the third car I&#8217;d ever owned.<\/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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