Checker Taxi

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Checker Taxi was a dominant taxicab company and national franchisor that was based in Chicago, Illinois. Checker Motors was an American vehicle manufacturer based in Kalamazoo, Michigan, that built the iconic Checker Taxicab, sold commercially as the Checker Marathon until 1982. Both companies were owned by Morris Markin by the 1930s. The Checker Taxicab, particularly the 1959–1982 Checker A series sedans, remains one of the United States’ most famous and recognizable taxis. The vehicle is comparable to the London Taxi with its styling, which went largely unchanged from 1959 to keep production costs down.

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