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Austin FX London Taxi (60th Anniversary)
Topic Started: Oct 8 2013, 10:30 PM (470 Views)
tszuta
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For the most part, I am not a Matchbox collector. There are some that are released that I would like for my collection. The Austin FX London Taxi happens to be one of them. Luckily, I found one tonight at Walmart.

More pics online at www.diecastphotography.com :wave:

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Edited by tszuta, Oct 8 2013, 10:31 PM.
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Stampede
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Looks to be a nice piece! Sweet pics, as usual! :thumbup:
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pjedsel
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The taxi and the London bus are the two 60th anniversary models I would still like to fine and add to my collection. I have managed to get the emergency vehicles - but these two just are calling to have a place on my shelves.
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Douglas
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Great pictures!
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daniel60
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I saw this piece the other day and she is pretty but neglected to purchase trying to save money.
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NoirGuru
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This looks like a nice collectible piece.

Fantastic pictures as always!
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James
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pjedsel
Oct 8 2013, 11:59 PM
The taxi and the London bus are the two 60th anniversary models I would still like to fine and add to my collection. I have managed to get the emergency vehicles - but these two just are calling to have a place on my shelves.
pegwarmers here, if you want I can pick these up at 4$ each and put them in the mail, another 7$ to mail. Let me know. They are 2 different coloured London Buses, is one a chase? and a third one with 2 doors (newer year model) I guess.
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Bill50
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I have no idea why MB uses such an out of date casting,they have not been on the streets of London for years and years.The Corgi version is more up to date and the actual Black Cab has just started being made again after a new Chinese company bought the old company.

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Full-scale production of black cabs has restarted in Coventry.

London Taxi Company (LTC), previously known as LTI, went into administration in October 2012 and was bought by Chinese firm Geely six months ago.

Of the 176 employees at the Holyhead Road plant, 99 lost their jobs and the remaining workforce was retained to repair vehicles.

More than 130,000 black cabs have been made at the site over 60 years. The firm now plans to build a new factory.

Production manager Steve Fitter said the aim was to complete 10 vehicles each day on the production line "in the near future".

Peter Johansen, vice president of Geely's black cab operation, said the firm intended to invest in the city with new premises.

He said: "I've got three sites that I'm looking at at the moment in Coventry... So we can get started on building the new factory for the new company and the new vehicles."

He said orders had been taken for 200 vehicles to export to Saudi Arabia and a further 200 vehicles to export to Australia.

Pete Coulson, from the union Unite, said: "It's good for the economy, good for the city and even more so for those who were made redundant and now get the opportunity to re-engage within the skills they already know."

The company, under its previous name, has been building black cabs in Coventry since 1919.

I do believe the Australian cabs will be white to cope with the heat better,sure i read it somewhere.
Edited by Bill50, Oct 10 2013, 12:28 AM.
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Stampede
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James
Oct 9 2013, 03:38 PM
pjedsel
Oct 8 2013, 11:59 PM
The taxi and the London bus are the two 60th anniversary models I would still like to fine and add to my collection. I have managed to get the emergency vehicles - but these two just are calling to have a place on my shelves.
pegwarmers here, if you want I can pick these up at 4$ each and put them in the mail, another 7$ to mail. Let me know. They are 2 different coloured London Buses, is one a chase? and a third one with 2 doors (newer year model) I guess.
:o Pegwarmers? The chase?!?!The metallic red routemaster would be the Chase.
Edited by Stampede, Oct 10 2013, 05:16 PM.
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James
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I bought both of the London Buses, a shiny red and a normal red, I suspected the shiny one would be a chase. This series is not selling very well here, I would bet after Christmas they will be on sale for half price (2$)

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