Austin Taxi Black

Austin Taxi Black

An old fashioned black Taxi with open style front doorway. Professionally painted model of an Austin Black Cab.

Austin has been synonymous with taxis since the end of the 1920's, when dealers Mann and Overton sponsored a new Austin cab for London. This LL or Low Loader first appeared in 1934 and became an instant success, due mainly to a very attractive price, as well as being very reliable. Taxi fleets often had their own paint scheme, so the Austin LL taxi-cab appeared in several colours this being in the most popular - Black.