The chances are you’ve taken one of the 350 aqua and white Streamline taxis in Brighton and Hove, and this film, shown on a daily loop at the company’s headquarters in Clifton Hill, tells their story.
It reveals that the firm was founded in 1936 as a co-operative by a kind of coalition of drivers in three Sussex towns, who were looking to protect their jobs by providing a better structure and service.
Essentially run today as a combination of Hove and Brighton versions of the Streamline brand, the documentary goes on to tell of the way in which this joining of forces later took hold in other parts of the country - namely York, Plymouth and Bristol.
Although watching a film in a taxi company HQ might not seem the typical way to enjoy Brighton Fringe, even those with just a passing interest will enjoy its images of drivers in the 1930s wearing full chauffeur gear, or snaps of the filming of the original Brighton Rock film, which featured the Streamline classic cars prominently.
Surely no other brand can claim to be so timelessly and inherently Brighton and Hove?
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