The Vallelunga was an extremely rare mid-engined sports car produced by De Tomaso from 1965 through 1967. The Vallelunga was based on De Tomaso's Formula One racing technology, and the spider version was first shown as a concept car at the Turin Motor Show in 1963. It entered production (by Ghia) two years later, with 53 coupe models built. In Automobile design, an MR or Mid-engine, Rear wheel drive layout is one in which the rear wheels are driven by an engine placed just in front of them, behind the passenger compartment. ... Honda NSX sports car A sports car is a type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ... De Tomaso is an Italian car-manufacturing company. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The inaugural Formula One World Championship was won by Italian Giuseppe Farina in his Alfa Romeo in 1950, barely defeating his Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio. ... Spyder or Spider is a term for a convertible car body style. ... Lincoln Futura A concept car is a car prototype made to showcase a new vehicles styling, technology, and overall design before production. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ghia (Carrozzeria Ghia SpA) is one of the most famous Italian automobile design and coachbuilding firms, founded in 1921 in Turin by Giacinto Ghia (1887 - 1944). ...

The Vallelunga became one of the first mid-engined cars ever built when it entered production. It served as an inspiration to Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Lotus who all introduced MR cars within a few years of the De Tomaso. Lamborghini logo 2004 Lamborghini Gallardo 2004 Lamborghini Murciélago Roadster Automobili Lamborghini S.p. ... The Ferrari Gestione Industriale badge on the front of a 330 GTC Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ... Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars based in Hethel, Norfolk, formed as Lotus Engineering Ltd. ...

The engine was a 1592 cc straight-4 from Ford with 104 hp (78 kW) at 6200 rpm. The small car weighed just 585 kg (1290 lb) and had an independent suspension all around. The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ... An Independent Suspension is an automobile suspension system that allows the wheels on an axle to move independent of each other. ...