Gentlemen,
I do believe the first "mid engine road car" pre-dates the Djet and others by a considerable margin.
Reno-Tahoe Pantera's sponsors an 1899 Winton Phaeton at the National Automobile museum, the car was selected for it's mid engine design!
Julian
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