{"id":107431,"date":"2026-09-18T09:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=107431"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:44:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:44:02","slug":"mitzis-motor-mavens-darlene-hellion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/mitzis-motor-mavens-darlene-hellion\/","title":{"rendered":"Mitzi&#8217;s Motor Mavens: Darlene Hellion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-107431-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/Mitzi-Valenzuela-DPP_535329-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;107433&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Mitzi\\u0026#8217;s Motor Mavens: Darlene Hellion&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Mitzi\\u0026#039;s Motor Mavens: Darlene Hellion&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Mitzi\\u0026#8217;s Motor Mavens: Darlene Hellion\\nClick Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nNative Angeleno and hands on hot rod enthusiast Darlene Hellion is this week\\u0026#8217;s Motor Maven.\\n\\nDarlene Hellion is a Los Angeles native who developed a love for classic cars from her grandfather and her dad. 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