Changes: London Taxi

Revision as of 23:02, 13 June 2021

Description

This is an accurate reproduction of the FX4 London "Black Cab" produced by Austin, Carbodies and London Taxis International between 1958 and 1997. Rather bizarrely for such a famous vehicle, Hot Wheels gave it neither an authentically sober black, green or maroon paint job nor a wacky pink or turquoise advertising wrap (as often seen in London these days) but a livery based on New York's famous yellow cabs, complete with checks.

Versions

The London Taxi has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color / Tampo	Base Color	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations
	1994	Auto City	Black	Zamac	Clear	Red	Corgi		China	Can have “Corgi” or “Hot Wheels” on it’s base
16020	1996	FAO Schwarz Gold Series III	Black	Metal	Clear	Tan	Gold 5SP	16020
619	1997	1997 Hot Wheels #619	Yellow	Unfinished Metal	Clear	Black	5SP	95510	China

Gallery

Similar Castings or Names

Cockney Cab II

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+|[[1994]]
+|[[Auto City]]
+|Black
+|Zamac
+|Clear
+|Red
+|[[Corgi]]
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+|China
+|Can have “Corgi” or “Hot Wheels” on it’s base
+|[[File:Image Not Available.jpg|75px]]
 |-
 |16020
 |1996
-|FAO Schwarz Gold Series III Set
+|[[FAO Schwarz Gold Series III |FAO Schwarz Gold Series III]]
 |Black
+|Metal
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+|Clear
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-|
+|Tan
 |Gold [[5SP]]
+|16020
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+|[[File:hw black taxi.JPG|thumb|left|75px|link=Special:FilePath/Hw_black_taxi.JPG]]
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-|[[File:Image not available.jpg|75px]]
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 |619
 |1997
-|1997 Hot Wheels #619
+|[[List of 1997 Hot Wheels|1997 Hot Wheels]] #619
 |Yellow
 |Unfinished Metal
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 |[[Image:London.taxi.jpg|75px]]
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+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+corgi vs hw taxi.JPG|Corgi Version vs HW Version
+118817608_2658182054424158_2052885690431776918_o.jpg
+FAOTxi.jpg
+</gallery>
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 [[Category:1996 Hot Wheels]]
 [[Category:Austin Cars]]
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 [[Category:Ex-Corgi]]
 [[Category:British Motor Heritage Cars]]
+[[Category:1996 First Released]]
+[[Category:Taxi Rods]]
+[[Category:Euro-Spec Cars]]
+[[Category:British Leyland Cars]]
+[[Category:British Cars]]
+[[Category:Licensed Hot Wheels]]
+[[Category:Discontinued Vehicles]]
+[[Category:Right-Hand Drive Cars]]
+[[Category:Vehicles with Movable Parts]]
+[[Category:Taxi]]
+[[Category:Designer Unknown]]
+[[Category:FAO Schwarz Exclusive]]
+[[Category:1950s]]
+[[Category:1960s]]
+[[Category:Sedans]]