Enjoy the Taxi experience through photographs and the history of famous taxi marques, such as Yellow, General, Checker, DeSoto, Packard, Plymouth, Ford, & Studebaker - many minor companies are also represented with forgotten names like Rockwell, Five Boros, Paramount, Hupmobile and Diamond T. Also includes brief sections on contributions of John D Hertz, Morris Markin and John and James Waters. This introduction to the world of taxicabs photographically chronicles the evolution of the American motorised taxi from its humble beginnings as electric hansom cabs to the current gas/electric hybrid SUVs currently appearing on both coasts. Oddball experiments, unusual taxis, lights, meters, and taxi memorabilia are highlighted.

Publisher: Iconografix

Status: Current

Number of pages: 144

Colour images: 200

Black & white images: 250

Binding: SBD

Language: English

Origin: CHN