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1930 M.P. Moller Paramount Five Boro Taxicab

1930 M.P. Moller Paramount in Satan Met A Lady, Movie, 1936

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

1930 M.P. Moller Paramount Five Boro Taxicab

00:19:48 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 01:07	Seen on three sequences, with three different chauffeurs. This extraodrinary packet-boat is the most interesting vehicle of the movie.
fortengo ◊ 2015-04-19 02:14	Appears to be a c.1930 Paramount Five-Boro taxicab, built by the M. P. Moller Motor Car Company.
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 02:25	Bravo ! But, fortengo, how would you complete this file: Year : 1930? Make : Model : Extra info : Taxicab
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 02:42	I read the company (Paramount — Hagerstown, Maryland) was short-lived, 1927-1931.
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 02:51	We have another one: /vehicle_80650-Moller-Five-Boros-Taxi-Cab-1927.html Mmmh… My Catalogis not very coherent on the subject, but it appears that there was a brand, 'Paramount', of MP Moller Cy, yes. But wasn't 'Five-Boro' a brand too? This is unclear to me.
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 03:00	This MP Moller had his first and continuous fame as being a pipe organ tycoon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._P._Moller
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 03:18	And naturally, out of Coachbuilt, there is a complete notice: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/m/moller_mp/moller_mp.htm
fortengo ◊ 2015-04-19 03:30	In this context Five Boro sounds rather like a 'subtitle' to me... as I understand, it was actually the name of a taxi service organization in NYC. How about listing it this way: Make: Paramount, model: Five Boro + add Moller as coachbuilder?
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 03:38	Yes… but wasn't actually 'Paramount' a brand of MP Moller Motor? And adding Moller as coachbuilder becoming somehow redundant?
somename ◊ 2015-04-19 03:38	In the interest of consitancy it shall be named the same as the existing example: /vehicle.php?id=80650
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 03:43	I don't know who surreptitiously wrote 'Five Boros' but the mention on the Standard Catalog of American Cars (1805-1942), page 1110, is 'Five-Boro'.
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 03:44	somename wrote In the interest of consitancy it shall be named the same as the existing example: /vehicle.php?id=80650 And in the interest of accuracy?
fortengo ◊ 2015-04-19 03:51	Hmm... Shouldn't we at least add Paramount as a model name? It seems to me that it was part of the designation.
somename ◊ 2015-04-19 04:02	DidierF wrote I don't know who surreptitiously wrote 'Five Boros' but the mention on the Standard Catalog of American Cars (1805-1942), page 1110, is 'Five-Boro'. Change them both if you want but the only examples I can find are as Boros Link to "globalcarslist.com" http://carslist-db.com/photo/moller-five-boros-taxi-cab/04/default.html
somename ◊ 2015-04-19 04:36	After reading this article I would say it should be catagorized as Make: M. P. Moller Model: Paramount Extra info: Five Boro Taxicab As Five Boroughs appears to have been the name of the cab company itself that used these in New York City Quote The September, 15, 1930 Hagerstown Daily Mail reported on another large order from Freed: “LOCAL PLANT GETS 500 CAR ORDER: 200 WORKERS WILL BE GIVEN EMPLOYMENT “Moller Company Gets Big Order For Taxicabs; Work For 300 Men In All “A million dollar order for taxicabs, which will mean employment for an additional 200 male workers between now and Christmas has just been received by the M.P. Moller Motor Car Company, according to an announcement made today by that company. “The order, received from the Paramount Cab Company, the corporation which handles the sales of the production at the local factory, will go to the Five Boroughs, an organization which supplies taxicab service for the five New York districts. “Five hundred taxicabs must be turned out between now and the first of the year under the terms of the contract, and the local plant will be forced to do much overtime work to fill the contract. The Moller plant is now employing about 100 workers and will engage approximately 200 more men once the preliminary work is completed on the first hundred by the present staff of workers. “This single order goes into New York city and does not include the orders which come in from Chicago and other points regularly supplied by the local plant. It is understood that one or more other large orders are expected shortly, which will keep the local plant busy after the first of the year. “The Moller plant has been building up one of the most important industries in Hagerstown several years, and now is getting most of the taxicab trade in New York city and much of that in Chicago. Its taxicab is the most popular one in the two cities.” Also next on the list should be Step Lively, Jeeves! Quote One 1930-31 Paramount Five-Boro cab played a prominent role in the 1937 20th Century Fox feature, 'Step Lively Jeeves' which starred Arthur Treacher in the title role. -- Last edit: 2015-04-19 04:37:18
DidierF ◊ 2015-04-19 04:38	It's a deal! And about the MY, the pic given by Coachbuilt.com and linked by fortengo says '1930'. -- Last edit: 2015-04-19 04:40:07

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