This Astronaut Drove The First Mid-Engined Car, Then The Sports Car World Followed
By staff@jalopnik.com (Chloe Clougher)••Jalopnik
The first mid-engined car did not come from a big player, but it was still appealing enough to draw the attention of one of the world's most famous astronauts.
Lamborghini's Miura, the De Tomaso Vallelunga, and Ferrari's captivatingly beautiful 250 LM. All examples of mid-engined super, sports, and race cars from the 1960s. And all beaten to the configurati…