Business Atlas

How Enterprise Is Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Companies and Brands

Carbodies

Consumer Discretionary

Carbodies was a coachbuilder and taxi maker based in Coventry, England. It made standardised bodies for car companies without their own coachbuilding, and after the war built the bodies of the Austin FX3 London taxi and finished the cars. From 1958 it built the body and assembled the Austin FX4, took over the FX4 chassis line from British Leyland in 1971, and in 1982 took over the whole cab. It was later renamed London Taxis International and then The London Taxi Company.

Facts
Founded Year
1919 1
Headquarters
Coventry, England 1
Connections

Operates In

Automotive Industry, Industries
In the Other Atlases

Manufactures

1982 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX4Carbodies era, FX4Rtier 2
Quote, Carbodies era, FX4R
Carbodies thereafter produced it under their own name
1984 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX4Carbodies era, FX4Rtier 2
Quote, Carbodies era, FX4R
Carbodies thereafter produced it under their own name
1997 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX4Carbodies era, FX4Rtier 2
Quote, Carbodies era, FX4R
Carbodies thereafter produced it under their own name
Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX4Carbodies era, FX4Rtier 2
Quote, Carbodies era, FX4R
Carbodies thereafter produced it under their own name
Austin FX4 (FX4R under Carbodies and London Taxis International)

Also in Transport Atlas: manufactured by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX4Carbodies era, FX4Rtier 2
Quote, Carbodies era, FX4R
Carbodies thereafter produced it under their own name

Builds

1948 Austin FX3

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin
1949 Austin FX3

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin
1956 Austin FX3

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin
1957 Austin FX3

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin
1958 Austin FX3

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin
1958 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1961 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1962 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1969 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1971 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1973 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1982 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1984 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
1997 Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
Austin FX3

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin
Austin FX3 (FX3)

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
built by Carbodies of Coventry on a chassis supplied by Austin
Austin FX4

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
Austin FX4 (FX4 and FX4D under Austin)

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
Austin FX4 (FX4R under Carbodies and London Taxis International)

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: CarbodiesBSA ownership (1954 to 1973)tier 2
Quote, BSA ownership (1954 to 1973)
In 1958, Carbodies began manufacturing the body and carrying out the assembly, finishing and delivery of the most important vehicle in their history, the Austin FX4 taxi.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Carbodies
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    Carbodies was a taxi design and manufacturing company based in Coventry, England.
  • History, 1919 to 1954
    The origins of The London Taxi Company can be traced to 1919
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.