1951 Austin FL1 Hire Car

1951 Austin FL1 Hire Car in Pleasure Island, Short Movie, 1960

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-07-12 17:05	Austin FL1 Hire car.
kudos ◊ 2017-07-12 17:32
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-07-12 20:08	Not a taxi, a hire car. You have to pre-hire these, you can't hail them in the street.
tore-40 ◊ 2017-07-12 20:13	@jfs: Like this?
dsl ◊ 2017-07-12 22:23	1951 Cheshire plate. Sometimes people bought these (FL1 and later FL2) just to use as ordinary cars - early MPVs/people carriers.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2017-07-13 00:40	tore-40 wrote @jfs: Like this? Exactly like that. Arcane English law, taxis can be flagged down in the street and will have a meter to show you the fare. A hire had to be booked by telephone or in person, and may not have a meter as the fare is pre agreed. This is probably now changed, along with many things.