Voitures Anciennes

[Hotrodder]

an engine should be up front

Even Porsche have conceded that the engine belongs in the middle.

In the interest of axle weight balance it is sensible but linkages from driver controls to the engine need careful design. The only mid-engine cars I have driven were VW, Porsche 356, and Lotus Europa. Terrible imprecise gear changing on all of them.

[ajm]

The gear change on our MR2 was perfect

[curtis]

P1050452 by john curtis, sur Flickr

[DominicBest]

an engine should be up front

Even Porsche have conceded that the engine belongs in the middle.

In the interest of axle weight balance it is sensible but linkages from driver controls to the engine need careful design. The only mid-engine cars I have driven were VW, Porsche 356, and Lotus Europa. Terrible imprecise gear changing on all of them.

The 356 was rear engined.

[RobertArthur]

For ever young this 356.

[Hotrodder]

an engine should be up front

Even Porsche have conceded that the engine belongs in the middle.

In the interest of axle weight balance it is sensible but linkages from driver controls to the engine need careful design. The only mid-engine cars I have driven were VW, Porsche 356, and Lotus Europa. Terrible imprecise gear changing on all of them.

The 356 was rear engined.

Yes of course. I shouldn't have included the 356 as it was basically a VW beetle in tart's clothing.

[RobertArthur]

Closer to the Volkswagen Beetle was the Karmann Ghia, also rear engined. A fifties/sixties sports car to forget the forties. Not overpowered.

A picture from Wikipedia:

[curtis]

Plenty of patina!

[RobertArthur]

Almost a classic grille and an update, modern times, a face lift, a sport mesh grille for a Jaguar. Around 2009 Mitsubishi introduced the 'jet fighter grille', more aggressive looking, watch out, here I come, for the Outlander. Not a very good idea in my opinion.

[Polarengineer]

Does retro count as near vintage?
https://newatlas.com/automotive/vandere ... amper-van/