Agustín Aguaviva's v8 Ford rear engined midget was a revolutionary design, so small that in order to sit in the Midget's seat, he had to remove the steering wheel. An engineering feat because at this time, only the Union cars were designed as rear-engined race cars

and this was in Argentina

https://petitmuseo.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/quien-es-el-piloto-de-la-joya-con-motor-trasero/

https://www.jmfangio.org/c194719rosario.htm

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/auto-racing-1894-1942.380814/page-322#post-10436486