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The british house Historics at Brookland will put up for auction next November 30 a very special Austin Taxi 12/4.
At first glance it would seem that it is a very well preserved specimen of the time. But by delving into his story This reveals that from 1970 it was the star car of the reputed boutique hotel Blake's, located in the London borough of South Kensington.
This 1935 Low Loader unit served as a means of transportation for the rich and famous guests who passed by, even decades after it left the factory ... Figures such as Ali McGraw, Neil Diamond, Robert Redford, Bob Dylan and Jane Russell , who were offered this nice car to move around during their stay at the hotel.
The Austin Taxi 12/4 was the mainstay of the British capital's taxi fleet during the 1930s, soon becoming a big seller above its rivals Beardmore and Morris Commercial.
The original body colors were blue and black, although the cab blakes It was redecorated in the dark green hallmark of the establishment where it served. Other minor changes with respect to the series taxis of the time are the replacement of the bright "Taxi" by "Blakes" and the conversion of the magnets.
For more than a decade it has been under cover on the farm that its owner, Lady Weinberg, has in the English countryside, so it is in good condition just in need of a tune-up.
* Images provided by the auction house
