Wednesday, September 05, 2018

So far this morning I've been invited to share about a trucking conference in Oman, and new Indian motorcycles. But those mean nothing to me. Instead, lets love on this cool old taxi


https://www.automobilemag.com/news/social-media-editors-monterey-car-week-gallery/

I love that advertising / marketing green sign on the trunk...



thanks Steve for the looking around and finding a photo of the advertising gadget!
http://www.madwhips.com/photo/53423/immense-de-soto-taxi-3

I don't recall ever seeing an advertising gadget like this before, and they must have been on thousands of taxis! 
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5 comments:

  1. Chuck B9:45 AM

    It looks like the 'whitewall' portion rotates. Is that a power cord going to it? Is the center hubcap a spotlight? Cool and interesting pic.

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    1. Jesse10:54 AM

      Now quit asking questions... you just read I have nothing on that thing, so, it's simply poking me in the ribs when you ask questions about it. As Hulk Hogan said in the deodorant commercial, "that's uncivilized"

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    2. Jesse1:55 PM

      Yay! Steve found a photo of the advertising thing!

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  2. Ponto5:51 PM

    I love those old DeSoto SkyView cabs! That looks like the one that shows up at Laguna Seca now and then. I remember seeing one at the U.S. Pavilion at Expo'67 in Montreal in 1967. It was my favorite thing in the pavilion!

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    1. Jesse9:07 PM

      Steve looked around and found 4 or 5 of these, all a tiny bit different... I'm surprised to see so many restored... though this is the only one with the advertising thing... the only advertising gadget like that I've ever seen, as I can't recall seeing anything like it before

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