Taipan LFX was an Australian specialist kit-car project based on the second-generation Mazda MX-5/Miata. It was developed as a wide-body rebodied sports car that retained the donor car’s rear-wheel-drive layout and core Mazda mechanical package.The Taipan LFX was designed to preserve the MX-5’s original safety-related components, including front and rear impact structures, side-door impact protection, airbags, collapsible steering column,…