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05/02/2020 6:43 am
A small sampling of 1/43 Taxis
Some of these I detailed and some were damaged ones that I repaired. I have many other taxis and multiples of many of these.
There are 2 Western 57 Desotos, 2 48 Desotos-1 is an original Sun Motor Company model, the other is an AGM which took over the Sun molds. The later AGM's were resin. Both of these are white metal. I have some resin AGMs.photo no longer available
There are 2 Western Checkers-both are the early versions without clear headlights. I detailed the one with the whitewalls. There is a Sabra 66 Chevy and a Vitesse Mercedes from their old taxis of the world series.
Also a USA 40 Ford and 50 Nash (both detailed) and an old Zaugg 50 Nash-in white metal so no warping like many of their resin models.
A Rextoys Airflow (yes I do have their others), an Ifitsgotwheels Caprice, and a Checker airport limo from the magazine series. I added whitewalls to dress it up and detailed it. I was able to get a few, they are really nice models.
In the 80's and 90's I also sold Trax models at shows. They made a nice series of four 1960 Falcon taxis. I still have cases of Trax Falcons and Valiants so will dig some out another time.
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05/02/2020 6:58 am
Here's a Hubley Kiddietoy Packard taxi from the post-war years. (pic)
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This one is just a bit larger than 1:43.
05/02/2020 6:59 am
Nice!, I'll post my Hubley Realtoys taxi another time.
It's somewhat smaller than 1/43
05/02/2020 9:07 am
My Taxicab shrine
I am very partial to Taxi's, and have, what I call a shrine, consisting of approximately 70 model cabs, driver's hats, badges, pins, ashtrays, calendars, Yellow Cab whistle, sales literature, postcards, blotters, photos, etc. Unfortunately, I cannot easily photograph the items, because they are kind of blocked in, and difficult to get to. I've shown a couple on this forum.
This fascination started when I was just a kid of around 10 or 11 years of age. Two of my uncle's were driving cabs, when they got out of serving in the Army, after WWII ended. They drove for Capitol Cab, in Trenton, NJ. The cars were all 1946 to 1948 Plymouths, and one 1941 Chevrolet. The first, with two way radio's.
In the summer, when school was out, my uncle picked me up after dinner, and I rode around with him all night in the front seat, He let me use the radio. I was in my element, picking up soldiers, at the train station, and dropping them at the best nightclubs to meet women. I got to know the city, like it was my backyard. Once in a while, I rode with a friend of my uncle's in the 1941 Chevy. It was so different in those days, and I'll never forget the great times I had.photo no longer available
Victory Checker A7
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05/02/2020 10:22 am
My small contribution to this thread.
Here are some of my mostly US-related cabs:
Altaya (Ixo) Checker
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BoS Caprice NYC
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Greenlight Ford Crown Vic NYC (John Wick version)
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Premium X Lincoln (Washington DC)
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Road Champs Caprice NYC
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Trax Falcons - all Australian
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I have many more but I need to get a bunch of pics made. Here's my oldest vehicle, the Rio Renault Taxi de la Marne.
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And I have a fondness for the venerable Dinky FX3:
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05/02/2020 11:21 am
PICs Another small contribution...
1946 Ford by Western Models
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1938 Olds by Durham Classics
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Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
05/02/2020 11:38 am
Great story
05/02/2020 11:39 am
Those are two I don't have.
05/02/2020 12:20 pm
PICs Just four more cabs...
Two GMC by Brooklin, a Chevy by Motor City and a slightly modified Packard by Brooklin
(sorry for the blurry pictures)
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Ralf Buyer
Wiesbaden, Germany
05/02/2020 2:43 pm
All very nice models
05/02/2020 2:44 pm
All very nice models Ralf
05/02/2020 4:29 pm
Don't you mean: "A large sampling of small 1/43 taxis!" Those are fantastic!
05/02/2020 7:23 pm
And one from a long ways away, a Hindustan Ambassador along with a Morris Oxford pickup conversion I did from these IXO items.
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John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA