1936 De Soto Airstream Custom Taxicab James F. Waters, Inc. [S-1]

1936 De Soto Airstream [S-1] in Them!, Movie, 1954

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
crex ◊ 2005-12-10 20:48	Eerm, which one? Well, perhaps the second car on the right ... -- Last edit: 2005-12-10 20:48:54
Alexander ◊ 2005-12-11 01:52	I can spot four Willys MB 'Jeep', a Ford F-100 Step-Side Pick-Up (1953) (left of the second Jeep) and a Buick Century (1938?)(left of the third Jeep).
pilou ◊ 2005-12-13 16:43	The second car ( taxià along the right sidewalk seems to be a DeSoto Airstream 1936 taxicab .Though the picture is small one can guess the presence of the three louvre shells on the hood sides.The car also has a full size canvas roof as DeSoto delivered them amongst others to the Yellow Cab Company .With the Checkers ,DeSotos were the most frequently operated city cabs and this represented an important part of the company's business.In addition to the cars spotted by Alexander there are two Cadillacs 62 sedans ca '46-'47 at the rear and a Ford '53 wagon in front of the motorcycles.
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-05-13 22:57	Special taxi body, coachbuilt by James F. Waters, Inc. Further reading here.