1989 LTI Fairway

1989 LTI Fairway in Sliding Doors, Movie, 1998

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

01:22:02 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Renz203 ◊ 2020-06-15 15:24	1968 Austin FX-4?
Z2 ◊ 2020-06-15 15:49	Renz203 wrote 1968 Austin FX-4? Surely later than 1968 with those black plastic door handles? Didn't the early ones have chrome handles? Also, I thought all taxis in London had to be black - this one looks like a dark red? Never seen one in this colour before.
Sandie ◊ 2020-06-15 15:58	It's either a 1987+ FX4S Plus similar to the one listed or a 1989+ Fairway by the plastic mirrors. Is anything decipherable of the plate within the scene? Non-black cabs are not that unusual, particularly since the end of the 80s. -- Last edit: 2020-06-15 16:13:22
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-06-15 16:12	Z2 wrote Also, I thought all taxis in London had to be black . Link to "www.historics.co.uk"
Renz203 ◊ 2020-06-15 16:51	Z2 wrote Surely later than 1968 with those black plastic door handles? Didn't the early ones have chrome handles? Also, I thought all taxis in London had to be black - this one looks like a dark red? Never seen one in this colour before. I don't know really. The car just looks like one of them 1/24 model kits really. Link to "www.scalemates.com"
andrepa ◊ 2020-06-16 02:52	A striking similarity when it comes to POV and color indeed, on the other hand the chrome bumpers with overriders are different. Just like AOSHIMA had used this movie pic and retouched it for model box art.