Would you sell the Scamp?

You could just say at the shop you were working at and not have this problem. You could move to a place that you could have your car when your lease runs out. Once you sell it then it is no longer any of your business what the new owner does with it and he could even put something like a Chevy drive train it it. You have other choices too so it is just a matter of finding the option that suites you best.