Carbodies
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Carbodies was a taxi design and manufacturing company based in Coventry, England. In its latter years it also traded as London Taxis International and The London Taxi Company.
Hillman Minx sports tourer 1934
Hillman Minx drophead coupé 1947
MG C-type
MG D-type
Austin FX4
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The Austin FX4 is a hackney carriage that was produced from 1958 until 1997. It was sold by Austin from 1958 until 1982, when Carbodies, who had been producing the FX4 for Austin, took over the intell
Carbodies
…1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi. Carbodies also supplied prototype bodies and tooling, projects including the Jaguar E-type bonnet and panels for Triumph, Ariel and BSA motorcycles…
1962 Austin FX4
Pre-1971 FX4 with "rabbit ear" indicators on the roof
1965 FX4 Dashboard
Demonstration of Ackermann steering geometry