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Q704 - solved - 1996 Asquith New Taxi
« on: August 11, 2010, 01:54:19 PM »
Yes it's a taxi - but what's it called?
« Last Edit: June 25, 2018, 06:43:24 AM by Wendax »

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Re: Q704
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2010, 04:10:32 AM »
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...but what's it called?

Only by blind men?
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: Q704
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2010, 03:44:30 PM »
those wheels look like they're off a Rolls Royce
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Re: Q704
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2010, 05:16:51 PM »
Hmmm, the tyres are a bit spindly for a Roller...

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Re: Q704
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2010, 03:32:48 PM »
To what name does this taxi hail?

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Re: Q704
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 11:22:21 AM »
LTI London Taxi International from China?

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Re: Q704
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 04:58:03 PM »
LTI London Taxi International from China?

Not that ...

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Re: Q704
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2010, 05:38:28 PM »
It's a modern London Taxi proposal by Asquith Motor Carriage, Great Yeldham (Essex) from 1996.

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Re: Q704
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2010, 08:12:07 AM »
Yes that's right!
Do you happen to know the exact name they gave it? Puzzle locked for you

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Re: Q704
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2010, 07:42:34 PM »
I've decided to give you the point, as you're 99% there. It's the Asquith 'New Taxi'

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SOLVED: Djetset #602 - Asquith Taxi Prototype
« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2012, 03:49:27 PM »
Who built this taxi to gain a point?
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2012, 02:24:37 PM »
Up to the Experts.
A car is for life, not just for Christmas.

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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2012, 03:22:45 PM »
LTI TXII '2002?

Geely Englon SC7-RV?
« Last Edit: October 17, 2012, 03:29:09 PM by dzima1985 »

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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2012, 04:11:30 PM »
Not a Geely.
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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2012, 05:27:08 PM »
Range Rover base?

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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2012, 05:42:54 PM »
I am not 100% certain what the base is, but I am 95% sure that it is not a Range Rover.
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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2012, 06:19:11 PM »
To return to dzima's question, is it Chinese??
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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2012, 02:52:15 AM »
No, it is not Chinese.
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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2012, 06:11:26 PM »
misguided attempt by LTI (London Taxis International) to update the classic black cab?
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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2012, 06:31:01 PM »
Not an LTI creation.
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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #20 on: October 19, 2012, 02:15:50 AM »
The doors look like they came of a Fiat Multipla. Any connection there?

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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #21 on: October 22, 2012, 12:46:25 PM »
I think it may have been based around a Fiat Multipla, but do not know this with 100% accuracy!
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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #22 on: October 25, 2012, 07:33:20 PM »
Prototype Asquith taxi, better known for their vintage style creations.

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Re: Djetset #602
« Reply #23 on: November 08, 2012, 09:05:56 AM »
Very apt that Austin would correctly identify a taxi!  :D

Another point is yours, as this is the prototype Asquith Taxi. Well done.
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Re: SOLVED: Djetset #602 - Asquith Taxi Prototype
« Reply #24 on: November 08, 2012, 09:58:30 AM »
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