Re: My next taxi project
Posted by Tim Cole On 2020/5/20 14:27:56
Here are some in NYC service, two in Los Angeles - one I thought was a movie prop but appears to be a real one. The funny looking taxi is a Parmalee/Checker a company that was building taxis with instantly recognizable bodies. It later morphed by acquisition into Checker.
Packard was creamed by Desoto taxis thanks to the later's trouble free fluid drive. The 1941 model already is suffering from the common pre-1951 malady sagging springs. Rough NYC service has taken it's toll in short order. That unit is not far from the junk yard.
As well, apparently not all of the Clippers had the special fender mounted hood release. Obviously the service garages were unhappy with the status quo.
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Packard was creamed by Desoto taxis thanks to the later's trouble free fluid drive. The 1941 model already is suffering from the common pre-1951 malady sagging springs. Rough NYC service has taken it's toll in short order. That unit is not far from the junk yard.
As well, apparently not all of the Clippers had the special fender mounted hood release. Obviously the service garages were unhappy with the status quo.
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