The futuristic taxi cabs of Lynn Brodton

Though he was at one point described as a “famous industrial artist,” we’ve so far been able to discern little about Lynn Brodton outside of his patent filings, which chart a varied 20-year career in industrial design and included concepts that would have married the past and future of taxis.
In 1933, Brodton, a resident of […]

Electric Avenue, 1905

We’ve mentioned time and again how excellent Shorpy is for old car spotting, and one of the recent photos that blog posted proves that. The above image is a detail from a much larger photograph of Broadway in 1905 and shows two interesting vehicles: the sightseeing bus on the left and the cab on the […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1964 Rambler American

Should you buy this 1964 Rambler American taxi, be prepared to confuse people left and right. While the “Anywhere, U.S.A.” bit should be enough to tell people that this isn’t really a working cab (nor, likely, was it ever one), and should be enough to keep people on the street from hailing you, it’ll […]