Taxi Casting Reference | Loose Hot Wheels
Taxi
This casting is a replica of a 1979-1981 Chevrolet Malibu sedan, done-up as a taxi. This casting was repurposed from the Police Chief Car from the Scorchers lineup. The Taxi has come out in the following versions:
Identify the casting first. Check the value board last.
Taxi first appears in The Hot Ones. The current catalog tracks it across 1982-1986. Designer credit is listed as Larry Wood. Check Information, Versions, Gallery before trusting a vague seller title.
- Larry Wood Designs
- Taxi Rods
- Discontinued Vehicles
- Unlicensed Hot Wheels
- Taxi
- 1:64
Use these checks before you trust a seller title or a fast marketplace guess.
- Match the title to Taxi before reading price claims.
- Use 1982-1986 as the production-window check.
- Cross-check Information, Versions before calling the variation exact.
- Use the open page for reference. Use membership for sold comps and value ranges.
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