Details of Budgie 13 Austin FX3 Taxi
Suzanne Beattie
Budgie 13
Peter Leach
Budgie 13
Peter Leach
Budgie 13
Peter Leach
Budgie 13
Peter Leach
Budgie 13
Peter Leach
Budgie 13
Mathias
Budgie 13
Dave Gale
Budgie 13
George's Good Stuff
Budgie 13
George's Good Stuff
Budgie 13
George's Good Stuff
Budgie 13
Suzanne Beattie
Budgie 13
Peter Leach
Budgie 13
The Budgie Austin FX3 Taxi.
May have been part of Gift set No8 or Gift set No12 both of which contained a taxi like this one.
The real taxi was commissioned from Austin by taxi dealers Mann & Overton and built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin. It was available in black finish. Released as Budgie 13 in 1957 withdrawn as Budgie 13 in 1964.
Base:
white painted cast baseModel features:
driver, roof lightModel range:
Esso seriesOrigin:
Made in EnglandPackaging:
cardboard boxVehicle make:
AustinVehicle model:
FX3Vehicle type:
taxiVehicle year:
1948-58Wheels:
grey plastic wheels, metal wheelsIf you know about this model you can add more detail by email to: nigelgent+diecastplus@gmail.com where you can also send pictures of your models to add to the site.
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Contributors
Thank you to the following contributors of images and or information for this page.
- Thanks to Dave Gale
- Thanks to George's Good Stuff
- Thanks to Mathias
- Thanks to Peter Leach