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1916 Fiat Tipo 2B Taxi

1916 Fiat Tipo 2B in The Masquerader, Movie, 1933

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

1916 Fiat Tipo 2B Taxi

00:29:56 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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DidierF ◊ 2015-05-25 21:12	The same seen later: And two others, both , earlier in the movie: and These two, I don't really know if they are of the same kind than the first. Roof and support of the windshield tend to suggest 'yes'. It is an American movie, but the action is set in London. (And it's the easiest to ID, among the few vehicles of the movie!)
DidierF ◊ 2015-05-25 22:55	The radiator doesn't look very Austin-ish.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-05-25 23:37	/vehicle_279694-Fiat-Tipo-2B-1916.html
DidierF ◊ 2015-05-26 00:28	Thanks. Main pic is certainly this Fiat. But the first other one, , is a landaulet. ID-able, you think?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-05-26 13:15	Not a chance. I do not see anything that has a distinctive enough appearance to make it identifiable, particularly if you think of the 1920s practice of fitting coachwork to multiple manufacturers' chassis. My view- delete them.
DidierF ◊ 2015-05-26 13:18	Bah, no. I'll keep them here. (Besides, I made a mistake while watching: the Fiat is a landaulet too, isn't it? So it makes probable that the second series of thumbnails picture it.)
Gamer ◊ 2015-05-26 13:19	Didn't know the Tipo name went this far back.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2015-05-26 13:21	Italian for "Type", as in Type 2B. BH is a Buckinghamshire County Council Mark, probably issued in about 1910, and bearing in mind the all-American location, doesn't inspire any confidence. There may well have been some Fiat taxis in London, but I have never seen a picture of one in a clearly identifiable London location. -- Last edit: 2015-05-26 13:28:28
DidierF ◊ 2015-05-26 13:23	Usually, when you try to be funny, you add a smiley, Gamer. Shall I conclude that you are now seriously making this childish remark? Just in case, tipo is Typ, type, or mark. And outside that, I never understood this name of Tipo for the 90s Fiat. Where does it come from, I mean, what did they try to sell when naming the car Tipo?
DidierF ◊ 2015-05-26 13:32	johnfromstaffs wrote (…) BH is a Buckinghamshire County Council Mark, probably issued in about 1910, and bearing in mind the all-American location, doesn't inspire any confidence. There may well have been some Fiat taxis in London, but I have never seen a picture of one in a clearly identifiable London location. No reason to think otherwise: we have now in the db enough of those Fiat used on Hollywood studio lots when they need to settle a 'European' ambiance to be sure that this is a fake London cab.
Neon ◊ 2015-05-26 14:14	DidierF wrote And outside that, I never understood this name of Tipo for the 90s Fiat. Where does it come from, I mean, what did they try to sell when naming the car Tipo? Because the name of the project was Tipo Due (type two) and since it was an innovative car, they didn't want to call it again Ritmo, so they kept the project name removing the number
DidierF ◊ 2015-05-26 14:18	Merci, Neon.
Sunbar ◊ 2015-05-28 19:56	johnfromstaffs wrote .... There may well have been some Fiat taxis in London, but I have never seen a picture of one in a clearly identifiable London location. Fifty Fiat cabs were in operation in 1909. For future reference Fiat taxis did operate in London from 1907 to about 1919 as far as I can find. The 'F.I.A.T. Motor Cab Co. Ltd.' had 495 taxicabs in operation in 1910 employing 567 drivers according to the archive.commercialmotor.com 18th May 1911 A 4-seater Fiat 15hp taxicab cost £325 in 1913. After WWI they appear to be rare or non-existant? edit: Fiat chassis were imported certainly in the years 1921-1924 for taxicab bodies to be fitted in the UK although no pictures of the completed cabs found to date. May 1920, a new Fiat taxicab chassis is marketed by Fiat Motors, Ltd., of Albemarle Street, Piccadilly and the chassis price is £590, including tyres. Unit construction is employed for the engine and gearbox. The former is a four-cylindered monobloc of 70 mm. bore and 120 mm stroke, with a nominal hp of 12-15 and a b.h.p. of over 19. -- Last edit: 2015-05-28 20:51:36

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