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Vehicle
Bickle'76
	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.

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-[[Image:Bickle'76.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Bickle'76 taxi, as depicted in GTA Liberty City Stories.]]
+{{Infobox vehicles
-The '''Bickle '76''', or '''Bickle'76''' in-game, is a supercharged [[Taxi]] featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]. It is never seen being driven in the streets — it is only available once the player completes 100 [[Taxi Side Missions|taxi fares]], whereupon it can be found outside [[Mean Street Taxis]] in [[Trenton]], [[Portland Island]]. Once the player is driving the Bickle '76, it will respawn at Mean Street Taxis again. It is the only "unique" taxi not based on a [[Cabbie]].
+| name = Bickle'76
+| front_image = Bickle'76-GTALCS-front.jpg
+| image_size = 300
+| caption = A Bickle'76 in GTA Liberty City Stories.
+| rear_image =
+| vehicle_type = [[:Category:Taxicabs|Taxicab]]
+| body_style = 4-door sedan
+| capacity = 4 (driver and 3 passengers)
+| game_1 = GTA Liberty City Stories
+}}
+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 visually distinguishable by its red paintjob, supercharger, solid grille (as opposed to the standard 'egg-crate' grille seen on regular Taxis), and the pair of fluffy dice hanging from its rear view mirror. Occasionally, this vehicle will spawn without a taxi sign on the roof, resulting in a much sportier look. The name of the taxi is taken from Travis Bickle, the lead character of the 1976 Martin Scorsese film [[wikipedia:Taxi Driver|''Taxi Driver'']], portrayed by [[wikipedia:Robert De Niro|Robert De Niro]]. Its location outside Mean Street Taxis may be an allusion to this -- ''Mean Streets'' was the name of an earlier Scorsese/De Niro collaboration.
+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]]
-*[[Zebra Cab]]
 *[[Borgnine]]
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 [[Category:Public Transport Vehicles]]
 [[Category:Taxicabs]]
-[[es:Bickle'76]]