Mumbai's Premier Padmini taxis get a heartwarming tribute from Amul

Dairy giant Amul has paid a tribute to Mumbai's Premier Pmini taxis in a heartwarming post, after news broke out that iconic Indo-Italian model will be phased out soon. Taking to Twitter, Amul shared a sketch of Amul's vertising mascot hugging 'Kaali Peeli' taxi with caption, "Cabbie alvida na kehna".  Here is post shared by Amul:

Phase-out to be completed by June 2020 

production of se taxis was stopped in year 2000, and re are less than 50 of m remaining in city. y'll stop plying on Mumbai ros altoger by June 2020. car debuted as Fiat 1100 Delight in 1964. In 1965, its name was changed to Premier President, and in 1974 it became Premier Pmini — named after legendary Indian queen. For next 30 years, it dominated  ros. se black-and-yellow cabs have featured in countless Bollywood movies. Around 65,000 Pminis plied Mumbai at ir peak in mid-1990s but y grually me ir way out in favour of newer, more environmentally-friendly vehicles. 

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Mumbai opted for Pmini over Ambassor

first Pminis rolled off production lines at Premier Automobiles Limited factory in Mumbai, in 1964, under a licensing agreement with famous Italian car manufacturer Fiat. Mumbai authorities in 1960s opted for Pmini over bulkier Hindustan Motors Ambassor - taxi of choice in Delhi and Kolkata, which was only or car widely available in India at time -- and ir numbers increased exponentially during ‘70s and ‘80s.

Many netizens were stalgic as well as shocked when y re about news. Commenting on Amul's tweet, one user commented, "heartwarming", while or seemed shocked and wrote, "Whaaa? more kaali peelis w?!" and third commented that thing can replace se taxis. 

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