1939 Austin 12/4 Taxi Low-Loader - Strachan Body

1939 Austin 12/4 Taxi in One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing, Movie, 1975

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Alexander ◊ 2008-03-22 19:46	Three taxis in use, all Austin 12/4, if I am correct:
dsl ◊ 2011-06-02 18:27	Can't date LH 62 (main) but seems a genuine London series in early 30s. YY 387 issued Sept-Nov 32. "YH 310" looks as if a letter before the Y has been blanked out.
Sunbar ◊ 2011-10-30 13:52	"YH 310" is DYH310 commonly seen in movies. LH 62 was never registered by Mann & Overton as an Austin taxi and has not appeared AFAIK as a full or partial registration in other movies so possibly a false number.
sixteensix ◊ 2012-04-20 20:51	OK, LH 62 is really FLH 626 a Strachan bodied Low Loader of 1939, YY 387 is DYY 387 a Jones bodied Low Loader of 1937, and YH 310 is really DYH 310 a Strachan bodied Low Loader of 1937. This last cab is probably better known as PEG 1, as it also appeared in 'Carry on Cabbie'. Cheers. Jim Stringer (Vintage Austin Register)