1933 Austin 12/4 Taxi High Lot 'Chinese Austin'

1933 Austin 12/4 Taxi in Jeeves and Wooster, TV Series, 1990-1993 Ep. 1.3

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Junkman ◊ 2006-10-13 12:50	12/4?
Skid ◊ 2006-11-18 13:24	The details for ALU 579: Date of Liability 01 10 1994 Date of First Registration 18 11 1933 Year of Manufacture Not Available Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1631CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status Unlicensed Vehicle Colour BLACK
samyuk ◊ 2007-01-09 06:11	According to the book The London Taxi, a Shire Album book, and the book Taxi, by Malcolm Bobbitt, the Austin Taxi for 1933 or so would be an Austin Heavy Twelve Four. Austin supplied the chassis and different coach builders built the bodies, one of the most prominent was Mann & Overton. In 1934,
dsl ◊ 2016-05-22 18:05	/vehicle_917254-Austin-12-4-Taxi-1933.html
Sunbar ◊ 2016-05-23 14:09	ALU579 is said to be a rare 'Chinese Austin Taxi' and being a hybrid conversion with old Citroën body, does not appear on the Mann & Overton listing of new cabs at the time. In 1933 bodies were removed from old London General Citroën taxis and put on new Austin chassis. These were quickly named 'Chinese Austin Taxis' by the drivers. There were 196 of these hybrids produced. Taxi! - The Story of the London Cab https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/305470787206875268/