{"id":684,"date":"2017-09-01T14:08:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-01T18:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/?p=684"},"modified":"2022-07-04T12:57:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T16:57:21","slug":"otto-lintons-mg-j4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/otto-lintons-mg-j4\/","title":{"rendered":"Otto Linton&#8217;s MG J4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have traced the history of Otto&#8217;s MG J4 from the factory through the current owner, Otto raced this car in the early days of the SCCA.<\/p>\n<p>The car is best known for racing at the first Watkins Glen where its supercharged engine was so loud that the progress of the race could be tracked downtown by its sound.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-734\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/otto_j4_langhorne-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-734 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/otto_j4_langhorne-1-973x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/otto_j4_langhorne-1-973x1024.jpg 973w, https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/otto_j4_langhorne-1-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/otto_j4_langhorne-1-570x600.jpg 570w, https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/otto_j4_langhorne-1-361x380.jpg 361w, https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/otto_j4_langhorne-1.jpg 1005w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otto Linton at the 1948 Watkins Glen race with the MG J4<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-686\" style=\"width: 547px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/102-MGj4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-686 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/102-MGj4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"547\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/102-MGj4.jpg 547w, https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/102-MGj4-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/102-MGj4-451x380.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otto Linton at the 1948 Watkins Glen race with the MG J4<\/figcaption><\/figure> <figure id=\"attachment_687\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-687\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OttoRacing-1948_j4_wg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-687 \" src=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OttoRacing-1948_j4_wg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OttoRacing-1948_j4_wg.jpg 508w, https:\/\/speedcraftspecial.com\/wpperfect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/OttoRacing-1948_j4_wg-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-687\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otto Linton on the grid 1948 Watkins Glen in the MG J4<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have traced the history of Otto&#8217;s MG J4 from the factory through the current owner, Otto raced this 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