Taxis

Think the one with the green Oldsmobile is a '55 Pontiac

Right you are, I must be tired after driving half the day. (in the Stude)
I should have recognised that one.

This was my old girl, a few years ago, I painted it yellow & white, the fella i sold it to finished it off.
1950 plymouth special deluxe, 202 holden & trimatic, jeez it rode well

a few from Israel.



Those were once very popular fitted with Perkins 4 cyl. diesels (yes) but then Checker had the briliant idea to use the 1st gen GM V8 diesel, which was so bad the cabs were re-purchased by the dealer.

Before that, there was the Desoto, again in many cases with Perkins diesel engines.



Pic by Studio Bella.



Some more by Dutch photographer Van Der Paul.



The Desoto was replaced by the Dodge Coronado with a lwb conversion by a Belgian coach builders company, here's one hiding behind the Desoto, with Peugeot 403 and a Mercury Comet somewhere in there too...



and a few more Chrysler products - spot the odd Renault though. Cars are most likely gone, restaurant is still there and offers good Israeli food.

Cheers

T

The recent additions have been very interesting. I won't pick a favourite.
Here are some more taxis in Cuba, showing a lot of variety.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

100301M La Habana, Cuba. Motor taxi & horse taxi. I can read 'ATO' on the yellow one, but can't see what precedes. Any idea of make/model?


100301M La Habana, Cuba. Taxis & yank tank.


100304Th Matanzas, Cuba. Taxi (make?) tucked behind trucks.


100305F Trinidad, Cuba. Pedal taxi.

This mops up my Cuba 2010 taxi coverage.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

100308M Remedios. Pedal taxi R Smith.


100309Tu Sagua. Pedicabs. R Smith.


100309Tu Sagua. Peditaxi. R Smith.


100310W Caibarien. Peditaxis. R Smith.

This was on my first trip to Myanmar. Visas were limited to 7 days, and there were restricted places for touring. This was mainly lack of infrastructure, not politics. Most signs in English had been removed. The surprise is that the taxis are labelled in English; those numberplates appear to be letters, not numerals. I had to learnt to be fluent in Burmese numerals. The two Austins appear to A40 Somerset models. The ute version was made in Australia, not UK. The others appear to be various Japanese models, probably obtained cheaply because of the compulsory retirement of old vehicles in Japan (Sri Lanka is another beneficiary; AFAIK NZ is another market, probably Fiji, now the argument rages in Australia).
I arrived at Shwenyaung at 17.38 by train, and boarded a hilite taxi at 17.38 for a 60 min ride into Taunggyi: two passengers in front; 12 in the longitudinal-seat rear; luggage on the front. I got the middle-front seat.
Taunggyi is a major city, capital of a state, a tourist centre for Lake Inle. The photo appears to be next morning, while I was catching a minibus direct to Thazi.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

870923W Taunggyi (Myanmar), old & modern taxis.

Here are three modern ones at Palmerston North International Airport (NZ). I can't guess the makes: they are so generically bland.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

020403W Palmerston North International Airport (NZ). Taxis. R Smith

...g'day Rodders .. BTW...how do you get away with changing the thread title ol' mate??...hhmmm...very interesting

...the first looks like a VN/VP Commodore, next an AU Falcon, and last possible an EB Falcon.....all clunking along rewardlessly : :

I'm in Brazil, and have done a lot of travel by bus so far. It is hard to tell which of the Mexico Brazil Argentina Chile set runs the world's best bus systems: the vehicles, the terminals, the density of service, the ticketing system. I have had a two nights straight and a three nights straight in executive: reclining seats, with a more-generous pitch than in Australia. I haven't seen inside a sleeper bus. This photo is clearly for taxis. We stopped for supper at a roadhouse which had preserved railway equipment and three preserved Fords. I don't know the model, but it is into the V8 era. The wide-angle lens gives the misleading impression of straight 8 or V16, neither of which Ford built.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

140830Sa Santa Cruz supper stop, Ford taxi. R Smith

It's amazing what appears when scanning for some other reason. This one is sandwiched between Webb Dock and Melbourne International Airport, and I can't tell which carpark. I suspect the dock, to be loaded onto 'Princess of Tasmania' (which left from there in that era) for a rally.
I can't guess the make from the badge, and not the model or year either.

Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

711230Th Webb Dock or 31F Melbourne International Airport (Vic.): 1920s Yellow Cab. R Smith.