June 21: Day of American limo service
Day of Ameican limoman notes on June 21. On this day in 1925 in Nassau NY appeared the first 16 taxis. This fact was recorded by writers: “arrived in Nassau NY a hundred and twenty small black, similar to the Brownings taxis Reno. Automobiles worked in Nassau NY until 1933, when line began to go native “Ford” checkered. Plaid coloring limos invented in London in the early twentieth century that the limousine had better visible in the urban stream. Green light, a symbol of American Limo 1950-1980’s, appeared in 1949. Limo drivers wore leather caps with the letter “T” on the cockade.
The same token can later be seen on the doors and cars. Special color, except blue cargo Ford-51, a native Limo was not until second half of 1960, when 21-s “Toyota” were painted in white with red-orange roof. Later on some machines began to mount the radio to communicate with the dispatcher.