In 1967 a man named Charles Lymphus noticed a big increase in the popularity of performance cars. Mainly those with big V8 engines that would roar down the racetrack at impressive speeds. He spent the next several years trying to gather up the funds to produce his very first car to compete with cars like Camaro and Mustang. His parents who owned a big newspaper company in France were his main investors in his new dream. He also found plenty of business owners in his hometown city of Chicago to invest in his new company in order to increase their income.
By the time the next decade came around, in 1971, Lymphus Motors was hot into production of their new car. They saw how well the new design of Camaro was selling in 1970, and took a few pointers as far as body design. The car needed a big v8 producing a 290 horsepower and 382 ft-lbs of torque, paired up to a 5 speed manual transmission capable of 112 mph while still maintaining over 15 mpg. After 3 long years of research and production, the Lymphus Falcon was finally produced in 1974, opening the doors into Lymphus Motors.
With the success of the Falcon in Lymphus’ big debut, they started research for a new car design. With the oil crisis in 1973, and under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, the federal government initiated fuel efficiency standards (known as Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE) in 1975, and was effective in cars as of 1978. With the unveiling of the Lymphus LaNore set to happen in 1978, they were to abide by these standards, which stated that every passenger car was to meet the fuel efficiency of 18 miles per gallon. With these new standards Lymphus was forced to explore new technology and incorporated twin turbos into the LaNore to exceed the CAFE standards (22.4 MPG) while still maintaining an impressive 312 horsepower V8, capable of over 120 MPH. Lymphus was ready to combat the oil crisis with a fuel efficient, powerful car…the Lymphus LaNore.
After the introduction of 2 V8 powered performance cars, Lymphus wanted to branch out of their normal routine. They decided to make a comfortable ride for the whole family to enjoy, without it being underpowered. Lymphus came up with the idea of a station wagon that will be able to seat the whole family luxuriously with a premium interior, 8 track audio system, and hydropneumatic twin-tube shocks set up for the perfect ride. This is all backed by a turbocharged inline 6 cylinder engine, producing 275 horsepower and still exceeding the CAFE standard at 19 MPG. The wagon is paired with a 4 speed automatic transmission for the ease of daily driving. Lymphus is no longer a performance car manufacturer…they are becoming a well-rounded car company, providing cars for every need. We present to you, the 1981 Lymphus Cruizer!
These are good designs, man…just one quibble: your cars are all way too slow for their potential, unless you have super-long gearing: all of these cars are capable of at least 130 mph, if not more.
Yes, they could go a lot faster, I just didn’t look up what real cars were able to do back then, so I just went with something. And I thought the same about LaNore being a little too modern looking for a '78 haha.
Yeah, great that you noticed too modern design. Look for example at my Airborne S200, which can be pretty nice competitor for it
LaNore looks at the front like a car from at least 1988.
