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D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

Hi I hope it's ok to post this here Smile

A fellow peugeot enthusiast in France has contacted me for help
as follows:

Hello Steve,
I have a friend who will do the Monte Carlo Rally History, next year in Austin FL1 Taxi (like Tony Brooks, 1961).
But lacks parts including a front door and left wheels to equip them with additional nails.
Would you have good addresses in England so he could buy parts not too expensive? See possibly retrieve a wreck.
Thanking you in advance.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received
Thanks Steve

D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

Hello again,

No response so far, has anyone got any suggestions of classic breakers yards to try?

Thanks Steve

Rick · Site Admin Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22439 Location: UK

Maybe Jim Walker might know of somewhere, he has an Austin taxi of that era(ish) I think.

RJ
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MVPeters · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA

Try these folks - the London Vintage Taxi Association:

http://www.lvta.co.uk/
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MVPeters · Joined: 28 Aug 2008 Posts: 822 Location: Northern MA, USA

& a great article here, from one of the Forum members. Scroll all the way to the end for a list of sites, including a couple in Holland & Germany.

http://www.baconsdozen.co.uk/londontaxi.html
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D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

Mike & Rick,

Many thanks I have passed all the information to Gabriel, I'm sure he will find something suitable soon enough.

Thanks Steve.

Jim.Walker · Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield

Some-where recently, on the Forum, there was a picture of a derelect FX3. The wheels off that might help, but there is a slight difference in dishing. The FX3 wheels may cause the tyres to rub dangerously on the track rod ends of an FL1. I think it was to do with the tighter taxi turning circle and the use of 575/16 tyres instead of the 600/16s on the FL1. OK for the rear though.
I do have two wheels which may or may not be both of the same dishing which I MIGHT be persuaded to loan on an absolute guarantee to return.
Cannot help with a door.
Jim.
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D4B · Joined: 28 Dec 2010 Posts: 2083 Location: Hampshire UK

Many thanks Jim, I will pass it on Cool

Whiskey · Joined: 07 Sep 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Germany/Netherlands

i have a extra front door right side, and also a complete set of wheels,

Also the complete car is for sale as a restoration object:
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/austin-andere-fx3-fl1-ringe/165486767.html?lang=de&pageNumber=1&__lp=6&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=price.consumerGrossEuro&makeModelVariant1.makeId=2000&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&negativeFeatures=EXPORT

The only problem it stands near the dutch boarder in Germany.