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    Pre-Millenia Mid Engined Cars

    What sort of Mid Engined or Rear Engined cars are out there that aren't super cars? Maybe before year 2000.

    The only examples i can think of is the Pontiac Fiero and a couple Porsches. anybody else have any other interesting ones?

    Preferably made in the thousands...(#)

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    Honda NSX, Toyota MR2, VW Beetle, Fiat 500, BMW Isetta(?), Jaguar XJ220, Honda Beat, Lotus Elise, Lotus Esprit, various Lamborghinis, various Ferraris, the list goes on, most definitely, but those are the most I can name off the top of my head.

    Whoops. Just saw, not supercars. I guess you can take off the XJ220, the Lamborghinis, Ferraris, some of the Lotuses and arguably the NSX.

    Just remembered- Daihatsu Copen maybe?
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    Oh, I just remembered as well.

    The Toyota Previa is mid engined! Who would have thought!

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    The Tucker Torpedo is kind of old and not in the thousands, but I had to throw it in.

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    hmm
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    well, all im really looking for is something interesting and reliable. just an everyday car, but i wanna stand out you know? here is America it's hard to find one of those and no one my age realizes the purpose. mainly to show off haha. it doesnt have to be fast or famous.

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    Fiat/Bertone X1/9, a brace of old Skodas, Alpines, many of the old micro cars...

    The Citroen DS wasn't mid- or rear-engined...
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    Quote Originally Posted by pimento View Post
    The Citroen DS wasn't mid- or rear-engined...
    that's debatable, the engine was located behind the front axle, with the gearbox and diff directly in line with the front axle.....
    Compare this for instance with the current Audis where the engine is placed before the front axle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    that's debatable, the engine was located behind the front axle, with the gearbox and diff directly in line with the front axle.....
    Compare this for instance with the current Audis where the engine is placed before the front axle.
    Probably he was refering to mid engined cars as in behind the seats, though.

    And as for rear engined cars, many european post-war cars were. Several Renaults, Volkswagens, NSUs, Simcas, Fiats,...
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    Alpine A108/110/310/GTA/610 are technically rear engined
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    Renault 5 Turbo....
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    Quote Originally Posted by wwgkd View Post
    The Tucker Torpedo is kind of old and not in the thousands, but I had to throw it in.
    The Tucker is rear-engined, not mid.

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