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No. 8 Nissan Cedric Taxi

Classic Tomica

The recorded release month is January 1988. The calendar lists it on the third Saturday of that month (January 16, 1988). It was retired in February 2002. The model is in 1/62 scale. Its features include working suspension and opening doors. It replaced No. 8 Isuzu Blood Bank Car. Its successor was No. 8 Nissan Skyline.

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No. 8 Nissan Cedric Taxi
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Introduction

Tomica No. 8 Nissan Cedric Taxi (トミカ No. 8 日産セドリックタクシー) is a toy released within the classic Tomica toyline. It is primarily released in Japan.

Overview

The Nissan Cedric Taxi was released in January 1988 and retired in February 2002. It replaced the No. 8 Isuzu Blood Bank Car and was succeeded by the No. 8 Nissan Skyline.

Description

The toy is a 1/62 scale replica of the 1987 Nissan Cedric Hardtop sedan [Y31] in a Japanese taxi livery. It has super speed, working suspension and its doors can be opened.

Trivia

• It is the 4th vehicle to be assigned the number "8".

• It was used as a base for the No. 58 Nissan Cedric Patrol Car (1988), No. 13 Cedric, Nissan Cedric (Passenger Car Set- 1988), Cedric Taxi (Tomica Official Car Set- 1988), Cedric Patrol Car (Future Emergency Corps Set), Cedric Patrol Car (ES02 Future Emergency Corps Earth Commander Patrol Command Vehicle Set), No. 107 Nissan Cedric Road Service Car, Key Chain Tomica F2- Nissan Cedric Patrol Car, Nissan Cedric (Tomica Kuji I), Key Chain Tomica B3- Nissan Cedric Taxi, Nissan Cedric Patrol Car (Kyushu Toy Festival), and Nissan Cedric Unmarked Patrol Car (Tomica Kuji V).

• It was originally released in orange, with the yellow version appearing sometime in the 1990s as a running color change.

• The very first versions of this casting had 5-spoke button wheels, but all the later versions had 4-spoke wheels.

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'''Tomica No. 8 Nissan Cedric Taxi''' (トミカ No. 8 日産セドリックタクシー) is a toy released within the classic [[Tomica]] toyline. It is primarily released in Japan.

==Overview==
The Nissan Cedric Taxi was released in January 1988 and retired in February 2002. It replaced the [[No. 8 Isuzu Blood Bank Car]] and was succeeded by the [[No. 8 Nissan Skyline]].

==Description==
The toy is a 1/62 scale replica of the 1987 Nissan Cedric Hardtop sedan [Y31] in a Japanese taxi livery. It has super speed, working suspension and its doors can be opened.
==Trivia==
* It is the 4th vehicle to be assigned the number "8".
* It was used as a base for the [[No. 58 Nissan Cedric Patrol Car (1988)]], [[No. 13 Cedric]], [[Passenger Car Set (1988)|Nissan Cedric (Passenger Car Set- 1988)]], [[Tomica Official Car Set (1988)|Cedric Taxi (Tomica Official Car Set- 1988)]], [[Future Emergency Corps Set|Cedric Patrol Car (Future Emergency Corps Set)]], [[ES02 Future Emergency Corps Earth Commander Patrol Command Vehicle Set|Cedric Patrol Car (ES02 Future Emergency Corps Earth Commander Patrol Command Vehicle Set)]], [[No. 107 Nissan Cedric Road Service Car]], [[Key Chain Tomica F2- Nissan Cedric Patrol Car]], [[Tomica Kuji|Nissan Cedric (Tomica Kuji I)]], [[Key Chain Tomica B3- Nissan Cedric Taxi]], [[Nissan Cedric Patrol Car (Kyushu Toy Festival)]], and [[Tomica Kuji V|Nissan Cedric Unmarked Patrol Car (Tomica Kuji V)]].
* It was originally released in orange, with the yellow version appearing sometime in the 1990s as a running color change.
* The [http://www.cafetime.jp/tomica_jp001/0008_4.html very first versions of this casting] had 5-spoke button wheels, but all the later versions had 4-spoke wheels.

==Gallery==
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[[Category:Classic Tomica]]
[[Category:1988 Tomica]]
[[Category:Nissan]]
[[Category:Taxis]]
[[Category:No. 8]]
[[Category:Scale 1/62]]

Text and captions adapted from Tomica Wiki with formatting changes. No. 8 Nissan Cedric Taxi · Contributors and history · CC BY-SA 3.0

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