LMV

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LMV (Lidköping Mekaniska Verkstad) was a mechanical workshop in Lidköping, Sweden. They had plans for automobile production and in 1923 a prototpe had been made. The design was by Åke W Eklund. The car was impressive with its low weigh (475 kg) and details well suited for the bad swedish roads of the time. The car was powered by a french four cylinder CIMA engine with a Cozette carburettor. The engine was connected to a three speed gearbox. The car proved to be reliable, strong and with high acceleration. The plan was to have various sub-contractors making the parts for the car and then assemble the parts at the LMV plant. Via SKF Assar Gabrielsson, later founder of Volvo, had much contacts with LMV and it's possible that it was from LMV he got the idea to use several subcontractors.

LMV had parts made for two other cars, but a change of owner of the company made that they were never assembled and no production was ever started.^[1]^[2]