Where is it now?
by Wallace Wyss –
I don’t know where it is. I don’t even know if it’s worth finding. But it is a one off show car Intermeccanica made for the 1969 Turin show.
I think it was an update of the Italia. A coupe version. Maybe, since I don’t know if it survived, I’ll just add a design critique.
FRONT Four headlights. Horrible idea. All the spoilers further degrade it. NACA ducts in hood are good but about 20% too big.
SIDE Attempt at vents slightly more successful, than stock Italia vent. Rear seems too long.
REAR No comment, can’t find a picture of the rear view (except a side view with the hatch open).
Speaking of pictures the female model draped all over the car is demeaning. Good thing the car was fiberglass.
Like to know where the car is now. If it was finished to show condition? When and if Intermeccanicas get recognized at Pebble Beach with its own class this car should be there. But not that leggy model…she might try and climb onboard again…and she’d be pushin’ 70…so I don’t want to see that.
Let us know what you think in the Comments.
THE AUTHOR/ARTIST: As a barn finder Wyss found and bought three Bizzarrinis. His mistake was, he didn’t keep them…Inquiries about art availability can be directed to malibucarartt@gmail.com
To the best of my knowledge, the IMX was destroyed in a rail accident while being shipped somewhere in Europe. One of the reasons for it’s creation was upcoming headlight laws in certain countries. The car was a ‘standard’ steel Italia shell, modified at the factory, not fiberglass
Correct
Those wheels belong on a ’57 Chevy.
Wes,
You are right! Cool wheels for an American muscle car or hot rod but maybe not for an Italian exotic.
The spoilers enhance it and are functional. The model may have held up better than certain automotive journalists we all know.
WHAT WERE THE TAIL LIGHT S FROM ??
Not my mix of mods, but I do like that there was an attempt at a slippery fastback. I’d prefer that option rather than just the factory notchback. Somewhere, years ago, I do recall seeing an Intermeccanica factory sketch for a more Pete Brock Daytona looking roofline. Were I ever to restomod a hard top Italia in poor condition, I’d be very tempted to dig that up and build it!
The Indra fastback looks too abrupt. Makes me think it’s smaller than the Italia. Or maybe there were two kinds of Indras with different fastback roof styles.
This Indra was the New York show car and the interior is as nice as any top of the line Ferrari . The IMX was totaled in a transportation accident in Europe. Never been seen since. There are numerous one – off Intermeccanica’s that were built and have gone missing. Here is a mid engined mule that is MIA I have no idea what this was called.