About Mal Smith's Vintage Taxi Spares.
With an engineering background Mal became involved in the London Taxi business over 30 years ago.
He began with a small workshop maintaining and repairing taxis and went on to own a fleet of over 100 vehicles operating from premises in West London.
In 1999 he sold the fleet and established Vintage Taxis Spares with the older parts that were in stock and not required by the new owner. Subsequently considerable additional parts have been added so that the stock is now extensive specializing mainly in parts for the FX4.
In 2004, Mal relocated from London to a new address in Gillingham, Dorset, and Vintage Taxi Spares followed him to his new rural location.
A well known figure in the London Cab Trade, Mal is a member of The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers and The London Vintage Taxi Association. He has his own collection of vintage taxis and attends shows and supports events whenever he can.