This is becoming a frequent occurance

I have a good buddy who got this request often enough when he had a '36 Olds street rod- he went west and bought two '36 White tour buses and renovated them for rental purposes 20 years later he has four of those buses. a '48 Chrysler and a rolls royce that he rents for weddings,proms .etc-- and that's his primary business He's making a mint and I rented his bus for my daughters wedding and even with an "old buddy" discount I still paid a grand

Makes me want to go find a black or white 35- 36 President to rent

One note of caution regarding this sort of thing. Most standard insurance policies contain an exclusion for "livery service", specifically denying coverage while the vehicle is used to "haul persons for hire". This is a no fooling specific exclusion as opposed to a general condition of use. You're usually allowed to accept reimbursement on a "share the expense" basis, but hauling people for profit is what a taxi does, and it's not allowed. Best to check with your Agent before accepting one of these gigs.

S2DSteve

SilverStude wrote:

There are also standards set for taxicabs as required by law that would require extensive modifications to an older car, and the manatory regular safety inspections it would be subject to. As far as I know, grandfather clauses for old cars already on the road do not apply when its used as a taxi. Therefore, it would probably require seat/shoulder belts, side door beams, side marker lights, and a myraid of other things to bring it up to minimum standard; quite possibly not worth the time and effort for the occassional revenue use it would generate.

Craig.

The insurance factor is a big item, not just in case of damage to your vehicle or another, but for personal liability. In some states, like NY, to carry paying customers, you have to have livery (or taxi or TLC) registration/plates and the operator must have at least a Class E license.