Thursday Twister: Mid Engine
Welcome to another edition of DT’s Thursday Twister, the game where the referee wears solid and the players wear stripes. This week, we are looking for cars that have the entire engine located between the centerline of the axles (front & rear).
Rules… there are no rules! Just name all the mid-engine cars, I will kick things off with this sweet Lancia Scorpion.
Here's one you might not have expected: Ford Model T. Front axle is so far forward the engine sits behind it.
[img] fcars.4t.com/1024×768/ferwallp017.jpg[/img]
No rules!?! So I can list more than one before I have to deal with ReCaptcha? Woohoo!
OK: Shelby AC Cobra; Citroen DS (front mid-engined, and FWD!); Citroen SM (same arrangement as the DS, cuz same platform)
914, I went and found the prettiest one…
[img] images.hgmsites.net/med/1972-porsche-914-converted-to-pickup-truck-by-troutman-barnes_100437028_m.jpg[/img]
Does that make this one an El 914o?
Is that Myron Vernis's ?
Correct…that's Myron's.
So it's not a "car" but usually you guys are open to such anomalies……
Jeep CJ
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Matra Djet
[img] farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3244896478_85f3c6deba.jpg[/img]
NSX
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Ford GT40
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racingicons.com/gt/1027b.jpg
Cord L-29, and probably some boring ferraris
Cord L-29, and probably some boring ferraris
Toyota MR2! (AW11 / 1st-gen)
[img] i.imgur.com/e9igjppl.jpg[/img]
Fiero
[img] cliff.hostkansas.com/images/2010/Fiero_wheelie_car.jpg[/img]
Maserati Bora
[img] collectioncar.com/draw.php?do=fixed&w=400&h=300&path=files/2482-81312736114-Bora+Rear+Bonnet+open+rigt+side+engine+7-2011.jpg[/img]
BMW M1
[img] s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/30/8f/41/308f41cfe12b3e5310973d9a693173e9.jpg[/img]
DeLorean
[img] people.zeelandnet.nl/enschotjes/specs_files/DMC.jpg[/img]
KBZ, it really pains me to do this, but I have to point out that the DMC-12 is in fact rear engined and therefore ineligible for this week's Twister.
On the bright side, if an LS1 fits in a 996, it fits in a DeLorean.
mid-engine in the prototype 😛
Lotus Esprit
[img] 3.bp.blogspot.com/-_yxnmz4PZm8/TmHgHhjT7PI/AAAAAAAAOd0/h_5bE0m3tRU/s640/colin+cessna.jpg[/img]
jalopnik.com/5799726/emerson-fittipaldis-double-engined-volkswagen-beetle
Toyota Previa!
FD3S Mazda RX7.
[img] turborx7.com/images/Technical/tech2.jpg[/img]
Porsche Cayman
Shoot….accidentally posted this as a reply above…sorry.
Jeep CJ
[img] i153.photobucket.com/albums/s201/hondaguy919/photo2-21.jpg[/img]
Lotus Elise
[img] carbuildindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/290.jpg[/img]
Chevy S10 – what, that's not stock?
[img] i.ytimg.com/vi/3yyqxn0shKQ/hqdefault.jpg[/img]
Pantera
[img] upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Pantera_engine_bay.jpg/640px-Pantera_engine_bay.jpg[/img]
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Alfa 4C
[img] moibbk.com/images/alfa-romeo-4c-engine.jpg[/img]
Jaguar E-type:
[img] newoldcar.co.uk/images/Featured_Cars/Jaguar/E-Type/1119_1968_Jaguar_E_Type_S2_Roadster/1968%20Jaguar%20E-Type%20S2%20Roadster%20Engine%20Bay%201.JPG[/img]
Lamborghini Miura P400. Interesting side note — the photo below is NOT the finished model that shipped to customers. A lot of people don't know that.
[img] velocetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/IMG_1875.jpg[/img]
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Mid-century perfection: gorgeous proportions, classic styling, and legendary performance. Also, the Mercedes 300SL Gullwing in the background is a mid-engine car:
[img] nol.hu/data/kepgaleria/nol/csillagos_evolucio/000525571-2240-600f.jpg[/img]
Every TVR model ever made!
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