A few posts back I wrote about the classic London Taxi coming to Sydney - and at a good time as the local manufactured taxis are no longer available. Ford, Holden and Toyota have all shut down their factories, so the current crop of new taxis are (mostly) imported Toyotas. The London Taxi fills a nice gap. Several years ago, Kamcorp started to test their Metrocabs … [Read more...]
London Taxis in Sydney
They are a long way from home - if you consider their home to be London! However, a company who imports cars from around the world has also imported 200 London Cabs aka Black Cabs. These cars will work the streets of Sydney. The taxi industry in most cities is now under threat from a variety of sources - mostly “ride sharing” systems that aren’t really ride sharing and from … [Read more...]
Geely Buys Majority Stake in Lotus
Geely, the Chinese automaker has announced it will buy a 51% stake in Lotus from the Malaysia based Proton Holdings and it will also become a stakeholder of that company too. Geely means "auspicious" in Mandarin Chinese and we all hope that they will live up to their name and provide Lotus with some much needed funding. Lotus has had a rough time over the years bouncing … [Read more...]
Suicide Doors
This technical article mostly relates to vehicles built prior to 1945 although some recent models have design features that hark back to the good old days! The topic is Suicide Doors. What are they? Well they are doors that are rear-hinged rather than the normal front hinged. Why do they call them suicide doors? Because it is easier to part company with the car should a rear … [Read more...]