1936 Austin 12/4 Taxi Low-Loader - Strachan Body

1936 Austin 12/4 Taxi in The Ladykillers, Movie, 1955

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
antp ◊ 2005-10-05 21:37
sixteensix ◊ 2009-10-26 10:00	This is a 1935 Austin 12/4 Strachan-bodied low loader (LL) taxicab. Jim Stringer (Vintage Austin Register)
Sunbar ◊ 2012-02-23 12:25	Registration probably in the series 'CUL876' to 'CUL900' issued March - May 1936. -- Last edit: 2017-09-24 19:37:18
Pierre ◊ 2016-08-29 19:50	In the chaotic scene with Frankie Howerd's fruit stall and 'Dennis' the scrap man's horse, there is an Express Dairy hand-drawn electric float with fairly visible registration number. Not sure if a second LL taxi wasn't used for filming - looking at the sequence where Howerd wrenches off the cab's headlights.
Sunbar ◊ 2017-09-24 14:17	^ Screen captures for Frankie Howerd's fruit stall scene in progress.
the sad biker ◊ 2017-09-24 14:38	Sunbar wrote ^ Screen captures for Frankie Howerd's fruit stall scene in progress. Oh please yourself.
Sunbar ◊ 2017-09-24 19:36	Taxi registered 'CUL883' and looks to be the same taxi as the main action taxi during the robbery (damage similar on front wing). Pedestrian controlled milk float...