Sadly, for those of us who would like to emulate Kate Moss - she has been spotted behind the wheel of her own Fairway - this generous offer does not mean there will be a healthy supply of cheap classic cabs to snaffle up: M&O say, with chilling finality, that they will "scrap... all the old Fairways we take in under this amazing deal".
So whether you're a seasoned oenophile or a trainee taster, and you like classic Cabs or radical Rieslings, there's something for every palette.
"If there's one thing you're going to eat in New York, make it a bagel and lox at Russ and Daughters," says Dave Freedenberg, better known as Famous Fat Dave, who runs food tours of the city in a classic yellow cab.
But speaking at the Guardian's transport debate at the Conservative party conference this week, Hendy insisted the Silicon Valley startup would not displace London's classic black cabs.
Waitrose has beaten sister retail brand John Lewis to launching its Christmas TV ad, which features celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal and a 1948 Cab Calloway jazz classic.
It follows Waitrose choosing a song from Disney's 1967 Winnie the Pooh film for its autumn campaign, and a 1948 Cab Calloway jazz classic for its Christmas campaign.
It expects the first of the hybrid TX5 cabs, modelled on the classic 1958 FX5 built by Austin, to be ready for sale by the end of next year.
And he is beginning to address a coming taxi crisis: Chevrolet, makers of the homely-looking Caprice Classic, still known to New Yorkers as "the new cab," is discontinuing the model, which could prompt a shortage of suitable vehicles.
The wine director, Alicia Wilbur, who earned a degree in oenology at Fresno State, in California, and worked for seven years as a bartender, oversees a cellar that honors classics — French Burgundies, California cabs — but also ranges across terrain unfamiliar to the average wine drinker.
Cabs in Mexico City are one of those classic Mexican conundrums.
