LMV
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LMV was a mechanical workshop in Lidköping
, Sweden
. They had plans for automobile
production and in 1923 a prototype 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 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.
Lidköping
Lidköping is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 27,941 inhabitants in 2005.It is neatly situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping by Vänern", possibly to distinguish itself from Linköping near...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. They had plans for automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
production and in 1923 a prototype 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 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
SKF
SKF, Svenska Kullagerfabriken AB , later AB SKF, is a Swedish bearing company founded in 1907, supplying bearings, seals, lubrication and lubrication systems, maintenance products, mechatronics products, power transmission products and related services globally.-History:The company was founded on...
Assar Gabrielsson
Assar Gabrielsson
Assar Thorvald Nathanael Gabrielsson was a Swedish industrialist and co-founder of Volvo.- Family :He married Anna Theresia Andreasson in 1916...
, later founder of Volvo
Volvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
, 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.