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[[Image:Bickle'76.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Bickle'76 taxi, as depicted in GTA: Liberty City Stories.]]
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A '''Bickle '76''', or ''Bickle'76'' in-game, is a supercharged red [[Taxi]] in [[GTA: Liberty City Stories]], with a pair of fluffy dice hanging in the windscreen. It isn’t driven by anyone, but it becomes unlocked after completing 100 [[Taxi Side Missions|taxi fares]]. You can find the car at [[Mean Street Taxis]] in [[Trenton]]. So far, it is the only special taxi which isn’t based on a [[Cabbie]]. It also has a filled-in grille, as opposed to the standard ‘egg-crate’ version on normal taxis in [[Liberty City]]. Occasionally, this vehicle will spawn without a taxi sign on the roof, resulting in a much sportier look.
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| caption = A Bickle'76 in GTA Liberty City Stories.
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| vehicle_type = [[:Category:Taxicabs|Taxicab]]
| body_style = 4-door sedan
| capacity = 4 (driver and 3 passengers)
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The '''Bickle'76''' is a supercharged taxi in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]].
== Description ==
The Bickle'76 is an unlockable taxicab that is able to do [[Taxi Driver|taxi side-missions]]. It references the taxi driver Travis Bickle, who is the lead character of the Martin Scorsese film [[wikipedia:Taxi Driver|''Taxi Driver'']], which was released in 1976, explaining the "'76" part of the vehicle's name.
The Bickle'76 is unlocked after 100 taxi fares, which results the car spawning in front of the [[Mean Street Taxis]] taxi depot in [[Trenton]], [[Portland]].
=== Design ===
The Bickle'76 is based on the standard [[Taxi]] in GTA Liberty City Stories, which is a cross of a [[wp:Chevrolet Caprice|Chevy Caprice]] and a [[wp:Ford Crown Victoria| Ford Crown Victoria]]. It sports a supercharger, a permanent red paint job, solid grille, a checkered pattern on the lower sides, unique interior, and an air of fuzzy dices. Its taxi sign may not spawn properly, resulting in a "lightless" taxicab, giving it a more sporty appearance otherwise.
=== Performance ===
Superior to its stock counterpart, the Bickle has the engine sound of a supercharged car. It possesses excellent acceleration and top speed due to it's RWD layout, different from the Taxi's FWD. However, the handling is below average. The strength is for the car is also superior to the Taxi, as giving it several good hits will cause smoke to come out of the engine.
== Trivia ==
*It is the only custom taxi not to be based off of a [[Cabbie]].
==See also==
*[[Taxi]]
*[[Borgnine]]
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Latest revision as of 09:19, 24 June 2013

Vehicle
Bickle'76
A Bickle'76 in GTA Liberty City Stories..
A Bickle'76 in GTA Liberty City Stories..
A Bickle'76 in GTA Liberty City Stories..
Appearance(s) GTA Liberty City Stories
Vehicle type Taxicab
Body style 4-door sedan
Capacity 4 (driver and 3 passengers)
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The Bickle'76 is a supercharged taxi in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories.

Description

The Bickle'76 is an unlockable taxicab that is able to do taxi side-missions. It references the taxi driver Travis Bickle, who is the lead character of the Martin Scorsese film Taxi Driver, which was released in 1976, explaining the "'76" part of the vehicle's name.

The Bickle'76 is unlocked after 100 taxi fares, which results the car spawning in front of the Mean Street Taxis taxi depot in Trenton, Portland.

Design

The Bickle'76 is based on the standard Taxi in GTA Liberty City Stories, which is a cross of a Chevy Caprice and a Ford Crown Victoria. It sports a supercharger, a permanent red paint job, solid grille, a checkered pattern on the lower sides, unique interior, and an air of fuzzy dices. Its taxi sign may not spawn properly, resulting in a "lightless" taxicab, giving it a more sporty appearance otherwise.

Performance

Superior to its stock counterpart, the Bickle has the engine sound of a supercharged car. It possesses excellent acceleration and top speed due to it's RWD layout, different from the Taxi's FWD. However, the handling is below average. The strength is for the car is also superior to the Taxi, as giving it several good hits will cause smoke to come out of the engine.

Trivia

  • It is the only custom taxi not to be based off of a Cabbie.

See also