1929 Beardmore Hyper Taxi 'Farthing Cab' MkIII

1929 Beardmore Hyper Taxi MkIII in Blackmail, Movie, 1929

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2007-02-04 12:18	make written on the grill, but ...
Sunbar ◊ 2010-02-18 15:53	Beardmore taxi... Mk.II 'Super', registration looks strange GU I believe was early 1932. -- Last edit: 2012-05-12 15:38:19
Sunbar ◊ 2012-05-12 16:20	'GU 8760' was probably new in 1929 and therefore a Mk 3 'Hyper', introduced in 1926, nicknamed the 'Farthing Cab'.
dsl ◊ 2012-05-12 17:47	As far as I can tell GU xxxx series was entirely issued between March and May 29. Must have been one of the quickest ever issues - 9999 vehicles in 3 months. I'm glad you put all the appropriate H's in the car's title. -- Last edit: 2012-05-12 17:48:42
Sunbar ◊ 2012-05-12 18:11	dsl wrote As far as I can tell GU xxxx series was entirely issued between March and May 29. Must have been one of the quickest ever issues - 9999 vehicles in 3 months. I'm glad you put all the appropriate H's in the car's title. GU was probably allocated as a block of numbers for taxi use and finally registered when sold, If indeed they were all actually used.