Solved - NEH 5678: VDM 1000 - first car built by Gianpaolo Dallara

[Carnut]

What's this, from when and who built it - for 1 point?:

[Carnut]

Experts?

[richard fridd]

Motorcycle engine?

[Carnut]

I don't know what the engine is, but I doubt if it's from a motorcycle.

[richard fridd]

Horizontally opposed cylinders?

[Carnut]

Now that I know what powers this car, I can answer - no, not horizontally opposed.

[richard fridd]

Front engined?

[Carnut]

No.

[richard fridd]

European engine?

[Carnut]

Yes.

[richard fridd]

UK engine?

[Carnut]

No.

[sichel]

German engine?

[Carnut]

No.

[thewarlord]

It's Dallara's 'VDM' (Varano di Melegari) 1000 from 1970

[Carnut]

Indeed it is.
It was the first car Gianpaolo Dallara built and was powered by a modified Fiat 850 engine from a Formula 875 racer, with a Fiat 600 gearbox.
Well done.