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Originally Posted by warhorseracing
Why did an independant maker, Henney, produce what Ford was already producing?
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Because Ford's were a flop. They weren't as big as most other specifically designed taxis so they weren't really a preferred car for large fleets.
Henney, already familar with producing ambulances and hearses on other manufacturers chassis probably thought it would be easy to modify a Model A into a stretched taxicab.
This is from coachbuilt.com
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Henney Motor Co. produced 100 taxicabs on stretched Model A Ford chassis as well as their normal professional car line. They also supplied 3-piece ash roof rails to Ford who used the sub-assemblies on the 1929 Model A Fordor body framework."
The originally posted image can be found on pg 217 in the book Those wonderful Unauthorized Accessories for the Model A Ford.
-Tim