‘FGU 616’ was first registered in October 1938 and operated in the London area until December 1956 when the Public Carriage Office deemed that all pre-war taxis were no longer fit for service and it was decommissioned. Understood to have passed through three owners subsequently before being purchased by the vendor in 1981, whereby the Morris was rescued from a lock-up garage in dilapidated condition.
This taxi is believed to be only one of three survivors and has an estimated auction sale value of between £23,000 and £27,000. The next H&H Classics Live Auction (online) is on March 24th 2021.
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