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1909 Napier 15hp Taxi 
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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◊ 2016-01-26 23:17 |
No other view of either car. LB 8727 was March 1908 to April 1909 - a very early Unic?? Or?? |
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◊ 2016-01-27 09:58 |
Link to "www.ebay.co.uk" "The London Black Cab may have been an attraction to visitors from places like America, but the age of taxi-appeal for vintage car enthusiasts has long gone. I remember how, in the late 1920s, I used to cajole my mother, when we wanted a taxi to get home to SW London from the West End for instance, into waiting until a make I had not previously experienced went to the head of the rank. This could involve a long time hanging about, because there were usually many Unics ahead of what I wanted to ride in. There was quite a choice: a few very old two-cylinder Renaults were said to still ply for hire, but there my luck was out. But with patience, I could add Austin, Hayes, Citroën, Beardmore and Belsize to my list, or settle for a much newer Morris if my parent became impatient We avoided the new-fangled W & G Yellow cabs, however." From the "Motor Sport" archive, written by William Boddy. -- Last edit: 2016-01-27 10:02:23 |
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◊ 2016-01-27 11:59 |
The early Renault or Charron taxis would be the most numerous at the time, but Unic and Belsize would be comparatively newer in design so may have survived better into the 1920s. Many other makes were around in 1908, but in very low number I guess, the 'Pilot' and the 'Thames' for example, all taxicabs having the similar body. Trying to find any identifiable feature from the rear is going to be a problem. |
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◊ 2019-04-10 17:27 |
After some searching only the Napier 15hp Taxi appears to have straight flat rear mud guards when comparing the more common taxis. http://pics.imcdb.org/558/1910napiertaxi.jpg /vehicle_500953-Napier-15hp-1908.html The Napier 15hp Taxi is in an April 1908 article describing London taxis generally. |
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