{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Driven Radio Show #344: Amanda Gutierrez of McPherson College","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/driven-radio-show-344-amanda-gutierrez-of-mcpherson-college","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5b5fb7d9266bdee15152269d/e/69b49df763444515f9efeb48/media.mp3","description":"Brett and Mark welcome McPherson College Auto Restoration Program Vice President Amanda Gutierrez to discuss the fiftieth anniversary of the program, the Second Place class win for the 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and the C.A.R.S. Show in May. All this and much more on Driven Radio Show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information."},"annotations":[{"startTime":110.8,"endTime":113.6,"type":"part","title":"four-barrel carburetor","url":"/glossary/four-barrel-carburetor","quote":"\"Hey, speaking of four-barrel carburetors. Yeah, the ongoing. OK, I did work on it this weekend. 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