1977 Austin FX4
1977 Austin FX4 in あぶない刑事 (Abunai Deka), TV Series, 1986-1987 Ep. 47
Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2024-04-27 01:56 |
FX4? |
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◊ 2024-04-27 03:14 |
Black plastic over-riders are 1977+, which was about the time a firm called Tokyo Arms started importing FX4s into Japan - no details found for how many or how long this went on for. |
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◊ 2025-09-12 01:06 |
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◊ 2026-06-10 20:49 |
No taxi sign so possibly an FL2? |
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◊ 2026-06-18 20:38 |
Likely FX4 with it's sign removed, but I can't tell which tbf |
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◊ 2026-06-29 19:07 |
![[Image: dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_011122064.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/35621/26/dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_011122064.jpg) onwer by Nihon Kotsu (sendai local taxi company, now acquired by Green Cab) ![[Image: dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010413453.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/35621/26/dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010413453.jpg) ![[Image: dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010446955.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/35621/26/dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010446955.jpg) ![[Image: dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010455581.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/35621/26/dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010455581.jpg) ![[Image: dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010544531.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/35621/26/dangerouscopss01e47amznweb-dldd20h264-arinmkv_20260630_010544531.jpg) -- Last edit: 2026-06-29 19:11:43 |
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◊ 2026-06-30 18:52 |
@dsl is better than me on these older ones, but I'm pretty much sold on FL2, also has a fairly posh limousine style interior probably to be closer to Japanese taxis. |
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◊ 2026-06-30 19:39 |
My info on this 77+ batch of J imports by Tokyo Arms Company comes from brief entries in 2 taxi books, which don't specify FX4/FL2 distinction but both mention the interior upgrade to limo and/or mobile office spec for busy executives who spent too much time stuck in traffic. One period book publicity photo has a bright shiny one (no rooflight) in front of a Japanese architecture house, with a smiling girl in a kimono with parasol in front, and it has the same door logos as thumb 1. No idea if they're specific to Tokyo Arms Company or just generic taxi/hire symbols. In the absence of any other info, I think we can choose whether to call them FX4 or FL2, although a caution that if we convert our batch of these to FL2, we'll also have to remember to use FL2 on any future examples. |
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◊ 2026-06-30 20:19 |
Unhelpfully appears as though we have a mix of FX4 and FL2 features in our collection. So maybe best to stick with FX4 pending further intel. -- Last edit: 2026-06-30 20:19:30 |
