poor mans garage

[The Radium King]

so, everyone has their dream garage, full of lotuses (loti?) ferrari's, an air-cooled 911, etc.

what about us poor guys?

i have a boxster - everyone calls the poor mans porsche.

i have a triumph gt6 historic race car - often called the poor-mans jaguar e-type.

so, what about italy? no ferraris, lambos, etc. even the alfas are getting big $.

but the maserati coupe has a ferrari v8 and can be found for small $.

and fiat? a spider abarth clone? or, ... a forced induction x1/9!?!?!?!?

what's the poor mans italian car?