Minicab shite

[sierraman]

Any old pics of shite cabs, cavaliers old sierras and the like?

[tooSavvy]

https://goo.gl/images/U5CR7d

[martc]

 

[mk2_craig]

Look up Bergerac on Internet Movie Car Database. Early 80s Toyota Cressida taxi that used to live near me on there, plus Galant and maybe others too.

 

 

Edit. Galant has private hire plate on rear bumper but no roof sign (not sure if that was a thing in those days)

 

[sierraman]

I can imagine cars have a long life on Jersey, where do they all end up ultimately? Is there a big Jersey scrapyard full of solid gold chod?

[martc]

I can imagine cars have a long life on Jersey, where do they all end up ultimately? Is there a big Jersey scrapyard full of solid beige chod?

 EFA

[mk2_craig]

Its a small place, there's a metals yard that frags stuff more or less on arrival. Other than that a few heaps rotting in fields but no French style tat hoards that I'm aware of, land is pricey here!

[warren t claim]

 

A minicab owned by a mate of mine. 

 

Worked out of Chiswick.

[warren t claim]

 

Driven by a lady called Liz who now drives a Prius for Uber.

[warren t claim]

Any old pics of shite cabs, cavaliers old sierras and the like?

May I direct you to this thread?

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/15615-claims-cabbies-corner-nearly-there/

 

And I'm sure I posted a few pics in this thread as well.

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/10387-the-liverturds-lets-buy-a-car-classified-ad-special/

[Ghosty]

Look up Bergerac on Internet Movie Car Database. Early 80s Toyota Cressida taxi that used to live near me on there, plus Galant and maybe others too.

 

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Edit. Galant has private hire plate on rear bumper but no roof sign (not sure if that was a thing in those days)

 

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I'm sure that picture has come up on here before, claiming that that's actually a Lonsdale YD41.

[mk2_craig]

I'm sure that picture has come up on here before, claiming that that's actually a Lonsdale YD41.

Yep spot on. There was definitely at least one Lonsdale estate over here. But I can't remember whether it was used in revenue earning service.

[Dirk Diggler]

Love this clip, Dublin 1976, Cortina mk3 and Victor taxis with VIP roof signs

 

[JeeExEll]

^ That is brilliant.

 

 

[JeeExEll]

I don't know where this lhd Victor (with headrests on the front seats) is from, anyone know where this style of reg-plate is from? Lots of German stuff in the background but I can't imagine the GM Vauxhall being sold in Germany. Could just be how the cars were parked at a car show.

Check out the little lit 'taxi' signs on the front wings.

[bolognasal spray]

Love this clip, Dublin 1976, Cortina mk3 and Victor taxis with VIP roof signs

 

 

is that camera on a mini moke??

[JeeExEll]

The Canned Heat music in a Mini Moke really suits that vid.

 

One of the proposed FX4 replacements, spot any familiar components?

 

See this interesting article from Aronline.https://www.aronline.co.uk/concepts/concepts-and-prototypes/austin-fx4fl2-proposed-replacements/

[JeeExEll]

[Guest Conan]

I don't know where this lhd Victor (with headrests on the front seats) is from, anyone know where this style of reg-plate is from? Lots of German stuff in the background but I can't imagine the GM Vauxhall being sold in Germany. Could just be how the cars were parked at a car show.

Check out the little lit 'taxi' signs on the front wings.

 

From the flag and plate, Denmark.

[JeeExEll]

Zephyr taxis, you never see one for years then two come along at the same time.

[JeeExEll]

[JeeExEll]

 

With screen between driver and passengers.

[JeeExEll]

[Noel Tidybeard]

granadanada

 

[martc]

 

Spot the difference

[cms206]

Paisley, 25.1.86. Stellar was dead by the following year.

 

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[martc]

Mother and Father (on right) 'Look junior a Hyundai Stellar, that'll be a star on the yet to be invented internet of the future'

[DSdriver]

I seem to recall that the first ever fleet of unlicensed minicabs in the London were Renault Dauphines. However the internet recons that there were some FIAT multiplas that started before but weren't as well publicised. 

[JeeExEll]

Cuba.

'Bitza' Ford Consul/Zeff/Isuzu/Chrysler/Chevy/Toyota/Cadillac/Jeep/Yugo being used to make a living.

I caught a couple of episodes of an interesting TV series during the summer about the adventures of a taxi driver running an old 50s or 60s car like this. I don't remember what the series was called but it was real scrapyard make-do-and-mend survival. For what they were, cars were expensive to buy and prices asked (demanded) for old worn out replacement parts were extortionate.

From memory, the guy had 'fitted' a steering column from a totally different type of car because 'the man' said it was the part he needed. Gawd knows what they do with brakes, etc.

[ProgRocker]

No photo but I remember back in the early 1990s at a taxi rank in Norwich City Centre there used to be an X-reg Lada saloon that looked very tired.