Our story begins at the fiftieth edition of the Turin motor show, held in November of 1968. That's where a rather striking coupé built by a company in Milan called Limaplas made its first appearance. Limaplas was founded a year earlier by Frenchman Michel Liprandi, an engineer with significant experience in fiberglass bodies, and the Italian entrepreneur Giovanni Mandelli. #classiccars #history
While undeniably attractive, the LMX's butch, muscular lines do appear somewhat derivative, and the car has more than a hint of a period American pony car to it.
The design of the LMX Sirex has often been attributed to the late Franco Scaglione, one of Italy's greatest automobile designers who, in the period, worked as a freelancer. Although that is possible and even plausible, it must also be said that evidence of Scaglione's involvement in the project is only anecdotal and hasn't been verified.
Unfortunately, the company's financial situation soon proved less than solid, and the slow sales of the LMX certainly didn't help: only an estimated 50 cars were ever made, of which about half are still known to exist.
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Lancia Gamma Berlina & Coupé 1976 - 1984
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Six Appeal - The Story Of The Alfa 6
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Alfa Romeo Giulietta - The Story 1977 - 1985
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Alfa Romeo Arna - The Full Story 1980 - 1987 www.amazon.com/dp/1656632500
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