$1200 Matra Simca Bagheera

Not affiliated, but found it too interesting...

http://providence.craigslist.org/ctd/1511715026.html

Swap in a painless wiring harness and maybe a Honda drivetrain where the midengine 4 cyl is now...

I stared at the interior of the one at the Lane Museum for quite a while earlier this year. That seating arrangement is pretty rockin'.

CL ad said: only 47,802 Bagheera produced

47802! How did 47802 of these get made when there were only 1224 Lamborghini Espadas made?

It just doesn't seem fair.

Wow that is an odd car,and wayyyyyy too close to me. I wish I hadn't clicked this thread.

That is a cool car, the seating arrangement is really weird though. Espadas are soo ugly, im not too disapointed there are only a few of them.

Awesome.

Definitely wouldn't bother with the original engine, though. Instead, Honda as suggested, or maybe a 20V 4AGE, or even a Fiat/Lancia twin-cam.