1957 Austin FX3 Provincial Taxi

1957 Austin FX3 Provincial Taxi in Hell Is a City, Movie, 1960

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

0:22:43 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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Sunbar ◊ 2012-01-25 15:05	Plus more seen as background taxis. -- Last edit: 2012-01-25 15:06:26
Sunbar ◊ 2019-07-24 14:26	VNB 279 Manchester
Sunbar ◊ 2021-11-29 12:52	Four door body not three door (main view shows front passenger door open as the rear was a suicide door) but with 'For Hire' roof mounted taxi sign. Therefore FX3 Provincial Taxi or FL1 Hire Car as also here registered in Oxford Another potential point of recognition is that the FL1 Hire cars tend to have fully chromed grilles whereas the London Taxis have painted grilles with six separate plated side bars in addiction to the central vertical section similar to the Austin style of post war trucks. From the body, taxi sign and grille it suggests its a Provincial taxi sold by Austin and not the 'London Taxi' sourced only through Mann & Overton Ltd. who partly financed the tooling.

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Sunbar

◊ 2012-01-25 15:05

Plus more seen as background taxis.

-- Last edit: 2012-01-25 15:06:26

Sunbar

◊ 2019-07-24 14:26

VNB 279 Manchester

Sunbar

◊ 2021-11-29 12:52

Four door body not three door (main view shows front passenger door open as the rear was a suicide door) but with 'For Hire' roof mounted taxi sign.

Therefore FX3 Provincial Taxi or FL1 Hire Car as also here registered in Oxford

Another potential point of recognition is that the FL1 Hire cars tend to have fully chromed grilles whereas the London Taxis have painted grilles with six separate plated side bars in addiction to the central vertical section similar to the Austin style of post war trucks.

From the body, taxi sign and grille it suggests its a Provincial taxi sold by Austin and not the 'London Taxi' sourced only through Mann & Overton Ltd. who partly financed the tooling.

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1957 Austin FX3 Provincial Taxi