{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"#159 Automotive Nostalgia","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/159-automotive-nostalgia","audioUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vtn6hb84xiece9dq/071326bestinclass.mp3","description":"This week Veronica @verns73scout takes the helm on a journey of nostalgia. Steve @cah_toons wasted his money on posters instead of learning to read and Andrew @aircooledturtle learned to drive in the desert, and how to flip a car on your own street. Veronica has a crash story that beats all of ours and you can still visit the scene of the crime to this day. 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