1931 Austin 12/4 low loader

london taxi 12/4 Convertible

4 cylinder

manual 4 speeds

82196

Clear

Gasoline

1931 Austin 12/4 'Low Loader' London Taxi Cab Coachwork by Strachans Successors LtdVIN NUMBER-82196ccCOMPLETE CAR UNRESTORED CALIFORNIA CLEAN TITLE SUPER RARE LONDON CAB ,COLLECTORS CARNOT RUNING NNEEDS RESTORATION HAVE SOME RUST NORMAL FOR AGE /SOLID FRAME BTHIS CAR IS BEEN IN SAN FRANCISCO SINCE 1990 S ReTHE CAR DOSENT RUN /LOOKS LIKE THE HEAD WAS REMOVE AND NEEDS PROPER INSTALLATION PLEASE CHECK PICTURES ,WELCOME TO INSPECT THE CAR DURING AUCTION ,SERIOUS BUYER ONLY THE CAR IS SOLD AS IS , WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET ,BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SHIPPING THANKS FOR LOOKING MY ITEM FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 415-361-3900 SERGEF TFHISTORYThe Austin Motor Co. built their first purpose built taxi in 1929, being quite late into the taxicab scene. It was not however until April 1930 that the design was modified to meet the stringent regulations for London use, laid down by Scotland Yard's Conditions of Fitness. Part of those requirements involved a tight turning circle which the early cars did not have. Austin's well tried 12/4 chassis and engine were used as the basis for the new cab. In 1934 the adoption of a worm drive rear axle enabled a lower body to be fitted, whilst still keeping a flat floor in the passenger compartment. These coachbuilt, high specification taxis were expensive to produce and consequently most enjoyed high levels of maintenance and long stints in service. Coachbuilders Strachan and Jones were the two favourite coachbuilders and Mann & Overton were the supplying dealers for the London area . A photocopy of their sales ledger records the supply of this car, wfurniture in the rear. Finished in traditional blue over TTOn Jan-10-17 at 21:07:26 PST, seller added the following information: please read this information this person contac me from uk -he belongs to the london vintage taxi association ..and share knowledge about very important information about the year of this car.....the reason i posted this car as a 1931 .....is because that is how it appear in the tittle check the picture of title ...thanks for looking... thanks calvin Hi. My name is Calvin and I live in the UK. The taxi that you have for sale was not manufactured in 1931 but 1936. I have a register of all pre-war Austin taxi's still in existence and I have added yours to that list because up until now it was unknown. The London Vintage Taxi Association in the UK has an American membership and I belong to that Association in the UK. I own a High Lot Austin Taxi from 1934 and this is the year when the last of the High Lots were manufactured and the Low Loaders like yours commenced production. Please feel free to have a look at the Associations' Web Site if you haven't already. Hope that this information helps. Regards Calvin.