1936 De Soto Airstream Custom Taxicab James F. Waters, Inc. [S-1]

1936 De Soto Airstream [S-1] in George Washington Slept Here, Movie, 1942

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:55:54 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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modell ◊ 2010-08-20 06:13	-- Last edit: 2024-05-27 23:12:18 (humungus)
vilero ◊ 2010-08-20 09:16	1936 De Soto Airstream [S-1]
nzcarnerd ◊ 2010-08-20 09:19	The Standard Catalog says there were two taxi models on the long wheebase; New York and California. I guess this is a California model even though I presume the movie is set in the east? -- Last edit: 2010-08-20 09:20:17
Animatronixx ◊ 2019-05-13 23:39	Special taxi body, coachbuilt by James F. Waters, Inc. Further reading here. This is indeed the California version ("As no pictures exist of a DeSoto Yellow Cab equipped with a sunroof it is assumed that California-bound vehicles were built with them.")