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LMX (1967-1973) - Italian sportsman with a German heart

Name: LMX Sirex 2300 HCS 1968
Brand: LMX

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Created on November 29, 2019

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Daniel Koch

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LMX Sirex 2300 HCS (1968) - The LMX was a much-noticed car at the motor shows - but it was not a sales success

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LMX Sirex 2300 HCS (1968) - The hinges of the glass tailgate were attached with special Loctite adhesive

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LMX Sirex 2300 HCS (1968) - Elegant, simple cockpit

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LMX Sirex 2300 HCS (1968) - Rectangular headlights became fashionable

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LMX Sirex 2300 HCS (1968) - Sales brochure (1968)

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Summary

How two Italians built their own sports car - and failed commercially. The result, however, was a few dozen coupés and convertibles with a pretty plastic body and Ford drive technology. We tell the story of the vanished LMX brand from Milan and show photos of this rare Italian.

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Old acquaintance under the hood
After five years, it was already over

Estimated reading time: 3min

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In 1967, the two Italians Michel Liprandi and Giovanni Mandelli founded the company LMX Automobile S.R.L. Milano (Linea Moderna Executive) and commissioned Franco Scaglione to design a sports car. Scaglione, who had previously worked for Bertone on legendary designs for the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale or Lamborghini 350 GTV, tailored the Sirex a classic sports car dress made of plastic that left nothing to be desired in terms of attractiveness. The LMX Sirex 2300 HCS, as it was called in full, was offered from 1968 as a coupé and as a convertible with a fabric top. The LMX was powered by a 2.3-liter V6 engine from the Ford Taunus 20M RS, which produced 108 hp at 5100 rpm. As an option, the engine could be fitted with a supercharger, which increased the output to 180 hp. Customers could also choose other engines as long as they fitted into the Sirex.

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