Reply to "First mid-engine road car in History was the René-Bonnet Djet"

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Hi George,
I'm not sure to understand:

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the Lotus MK VI also pre-date the ATS

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The Lotus Mark VI was actually a front-engine car. The first mid-engine Lotus was indeed a racing single-seater, the Type 18. And the first mid-engine road-going Lotus was the Europe - I owned a very early example for several years (pictured here below).

You are right that many people still have misconceptions about the chronology of the mid-engine GT breed, especially the Vallelunga and the ATS...But even in France not many experts know that the René-Bonnet Djet was actually the very first road-going car with central engine, officially presented and available for sale at the Paris Motor Show in October 1962.
I suggest that you mention it as well as the ATS, to complete your very interesting and well-informed text about the Pantera.

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