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18/06/1923 Checker Taxi puts its first cars on the streets

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A Checker Taxi

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1981 CHECKER MARATHON TAXI -- STANDARD TAXI FOR DECADES

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1981 Checker Cab - Former NYC taxi A11

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One Superfan Is Saving Checker Cabs From Extinction

Checker Taxi was a dominant taxicab company based in Chicago, Illinois. It used the “Checker Marathon”, a vehicle produced by Checker Motors. Checker A series sedans remain the most famous taxicab vehicles in the United States, comparable to the London Taxi in its nationally renowned styling which went largely unchanged since 1959 to keep production costs down.
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