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![1910 Panhard & Levassor 12/15hp 'W&G' Taxi Cab [X5]](/i001280737.jpg)
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2019-07-20 20:10 |
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/43457366104 |
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◊ 2019-07-20 20:19 |
H 6460 ✓ SORN Vehicle make: PANHARDTAXICAB Date of first registration: January 1921 Year of manufacture: 1921 Cylinder capacity (cc): 1670 cc CO₂Emissions: Not available Fuel type: PETROL Euro Status: Not available Export marker: No Vehicle status: SORN in place Vehicle colour: GREEN Vehicle type approval: Not available Wheelplan: 2-AXLE-RIGID BODY Revenue weight: Not available |
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◊ 2019-07-20 20:29 |
H was a County Council of Middlesex Series, in use from Dec 1903 to July 1912. What was the context of the remark I am quoted as having made? |
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◊ 2019-07-20 20:35 |
The context concerned a transfer of registration numbers from an earlier car, as with this RR: /vehicle.php?id=483927 |
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◊ 2019-07-20 20:43 |
^ Thank you. That comment does not apply in all cases, this vehicle matches a build date suggested by its registration number. |
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◊ 2019-07-20 21:08 |
"1910 Panhard et Levassor 12/15hp X5 'W & G' Taxi Reg. no. H 6460, Chassis no.20370 , Engine no. 21103 This taxi is a rare survivor of pre-WWI motoring, particularly in such sound condition. It appeared in a 1955 film, starring Moira Shearer, 'The Man Who Loved Redheads'. It was sold new in England in 1910, and 1,415 type X5 were made between the end of 1909 and the start of 1912. 674 were sent to England, mostly sold as taxis, and as Panhards were more expensive than other manufacturers, they were often used by owner-drivers. The early history is vague although it was used in London until 1921. The cab was first registered as a Panhard 15hp, and has a 'W&G' body by a London firm who built the bodies for their fleet of 500 taxis. A dealer bought it in the early 1950s from a Birkenhead car collector and restored it for publicity and film hire. In 1958 it was bought from a Mr GW Thompson, of Barnsley, by a relative of the current owner, the Rev. Martin Atkinson, a founder member of the Historic Commercial Vehicle Club. He had first seen the car in 1944, and tried to buy it every two years , but the answer was always the same. In 1952 he found that the owner had died but the car had gone. Enquiries all over England were made but it was pure chance that he found it in the back streets of Liverpool, waiting to be shipped to America. There is a comprehensive history file with newspaper articles and photos, mostly from the 1950s, even taking part in novelty driving tests including a 'rocking-ramp' at Birkenhead road courtesy rally. There is one photo outside the London General Cab Co. Ltd, alongside early 1950s cabs, and it featured in Pathe News footage. It needs full re-commissioning following a period of storage. Sold for £22,000" - from 2012 auction catalogue (scroll down). -- Last edit: 2019-07-22 03:08:15 |
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◊ 2019-07-20 21:24 |
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/W_%26_G_Du_Cros |
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◊ 2019-07-20 21:30 |
Sorry, but for me W&G always means Wallace & Gromit .... |
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◊ 2019-07-20 21:42 |
H6360 a similar Panhard 12-15 h.p. cab here... ![[Image: panhardwg.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/panhardwg.jpg) Panhard W&G taxicab photographed just before April 1910 Panhard Cabs in London. (January 1910) Messrs. W. and G. du Cros's four-cylinder 12-15 h.p. Panhard cabs are now being licensed in considerable numbers for London service. An example of this type, a few days ago, made a run from London to Bristol with two passengers, in a few minutes under 4½ hours; the petrol consumption was 33 pints for the 119 miles. Link to "archive.commercialmotor.com" The W & G apparently refers to the company W and G du Cros which I also know in the 1920s built trucks, buses and ambulances. -- Last edit: 2019-07-20 21:54:33 |
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◊ 2019-07-21 04:31 |
Supposed to have a yellow bonnet (US hood) |
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◊ 2019-07-21 11:15 |
Yes, W&G taxicabs were well known for their green body and bonnet with yellow top and sides, to the extent that many other smaller operators painted their cabs in a similar manner to gain extra business.![[Image: napierorpanhardwg.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/558/napierorpanhardwg.jpg) A W&G cab photographed in 1911, with the yellow bonnet panels. This is probably a Napier; W&G used both Napiers and Panhards in their large fleet of taxis. |
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◊ 2019-07-22 01:02 |
Different wheels, 10/12 spokes vs what looks like 16 in main |
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