1962 Austin A60 Cambridge [ADO38A]
1962 Austin A60 Cambridge [ADO38A] in Als das Taxi noch als Käfer kam, Documentary, 2013
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◊ 2015-12-10 22:52 |
This one definitely A60 Cambridge for side trim. And despite being black/dark I think it's a different car from the other ADO38 in the film, which is very probably Oxford S6. |
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◊ 2015-12-10 22:55 |
extreme rarity in Germany (not sure, it it ever was officially imported), especially as a taxi. |
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◊ 2015-12-10 23:01 |
Yes - I raised an eyebrow as well for both this and the Oxford in D. But BMC did develop a Perkins-diesel version of ADO38 for taxi use, and these were pretty well all aimed at export opportunities. It was infamously slow - 0-60 took about 2 weeks. |
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◊ 2015-12-10 23:10 |
Maybe it was an unique PR-trial to establish it. Actually I couldn't find anything about Austin Cambridge in German taxi-usage, but it always happened -and still happen-, that car-makers try to push their products into the taxi-market. They offer outstanding discounts (as I've heard from a former school-fellow, who is the fleet-manager in a large Opel-dealership, not always corruption-free...) or other bonuses. Sometimes they fail with their intentions. The most known example for such a failed trial is /vehicles.php?make=rumpler&model= -- Last edit: 2015-12-10 23:11:26 |
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◊ 2015-12-11 00:05 |
I quote: "They offer outstanding discounts ". From what I've heard, this is one of the reasons why Skoda Octavias are or at least were so popular among taxi-companies in the UK. |
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◊ 2015-12-11 00:06 |
Not only in the UK, in Germany the Octavia is nowadays a popular taxi, too. And yes, the Dacia Logan/Logan MCV either  P.S. These outstanding discounts are not just usual for taxis, they go for all large fleets, also for authorities. When a government looks for new police-cars, they strictly look on the price, the makers are willing to offer. To the usefulness they look as second. Or not at all. A propos Octavia: the "BW-Fuhrpark", the fleet-division of the Bundeswehr has a lot of Octavia Combi in use. So they got an outstanding discount, too. -- Last edit: 2015-12-11 00:13:24 |
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◊ 2015-12-11 00:16 |
Indeed, even here in TÜ where I still live and which is still Daimler-dominated territory although nowadays you can see cars of almost every manufacturer in use. Still, it's totally different compared to not even ten years ago when almost every cab in the "Ländle" was a Mercedes. And even earlier, when I was a kid growing up in the Audi-dominated HN-area, you still didn't see any Audis at all in taxi-service until the late 90s when the W124 still was king. |
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◊ 2015-12-11 00:43 |
They have a good reputation here - Skoda kept on the obsolete Classic with antiquated SDi engine because of the minicab demand. And Kia Ceeds are very popular as minicabs here as well for similar reasons. In both cases I'm fairly sure they offered customised finance/servicing/maintenance packages to the cab trade. |
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◊ 2015-12-11 01:32 |
For example when in the sixties in Milan were sold over one hundred Hillmann Super Minx to be used as taxis (and some heads rolled off in Fiat), but very soon the cab drivers complained about poor quality of cars... |
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◊ 2015-12-11 01:46 |
They were made in Italy, so what else do you expect?  |
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◊ 2015-12-11 13:47 |
Jokes apart, I have no idea from where these models arrived in this case, although dates coincide. Apparently at the time also a scathing article was published on Quattroruote, which is still the most popular motoring magazine here, but asking for an article in their archive is like asking to the CIA about one of his "Top secret" documents. |
