Encyclopedia: Checker Cab(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Originally, a CheckerCab was a taxi produced by the CheckerCab Manufacturing Company (later known as Checker Motors Corporation) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and operating under the name "CheckerCabs" in New York and other American cities.
CheckerCabs were best known for their yellow livery, the fl-and-white checkerboard-pattern stripes that ran down their sides, and their roomy interiors, which in addition to the usual back seat, included small collapsible seats immediately behind the front seats to accommodate extra passengers.
Checker Motors today operates as an automotive subcontractor, primarily for General Motors, building mostly body components.
Set in the fictional "Sunshine Cab Company" headquarters in New York City, all or most of the cabs in the Sunshine fleet were Checkers.
Nearly every episode began with footage of Checkers in action, and the background of the garage interior often showed several Checkers getting worked on or waiting to be dispatched.
The Last CheckerCab was retired from NYC's taxi fleet in 1999.
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Coachbult.com - Checker Cab(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Checker was having difficulty with finding cars that could survive taxi abuse, and in 1920 decided to try cars that used the Commonwealth chassis, but had bodies supplied by the Markin Auto Body Corporation, also of Joliet.
Checker's standard equipment at the time was a six-cylinder 226 Continental engine producing 89 horsepower with a three-speed standard transmission, which these large, heavy cars continued to use, making them too slow for American roads, but fine for the mid-east.
Checker's first attempt at marketing to the general public took place in 1931 when a vehicle called the Utility was introduced on the Model M chassis.
Checker Cab -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The company was founded by (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russian immigrant (additional info and facts about Morris Markin) Morris Markin in 1922 and produced taxis until 1982.
CheckerCabs were best known for their yellow (The care (feeding and stabling) of horses for pay) livery, the fl-and-white checkerboard-pattern stripes that ran down their sides, and their roomy interiors, which in addition to the usual back seat, included small collapsible seats immediately behind the front seats to accommodate extra passengers.
Checker Motors today operates as an automotive (Someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor) subcontractor, primarily for (additional info and facts about General Motors) General Motors, building mostly body components.
Atlanta CheckerCab first to install cameras providing a safer environment for drivers and passengers.
Atlanta CheckerCab president, Rick Hewatt, upon learning of the City of Atlanta’s effort to provide amenities for these officers coordinated contributions from fellow taxicab owners Terrence Powell, Bradley Stone, and Solomon Bekele for distribution by Atlanta Police Department’s VFH Director, Malachi Hull.
CheckerCab remains a dynamic and service oriented company keeping paces with a dynamic and growing city.
The reason: Our car was ordered from the Checker factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan as a cab, though not by a cabby but by the DEA, who used the taxi as an unsuspicious undercover police car to track and hunt down drug dealers in the Big Apple.
Driving a Checker is experiencing a truck, a street cruiser and a limousine, all at the same time.
During the second leg of the trip in April/May 2000 the cab experienced the tropical Florida Keys, jazzy New Orleans, the seemingly endless mountain deserts of the Big Bend area in Texas and the Indian pueblos of New Mexico, again with 460 air condition.
Atlanta CheckerCab Company, in an effort to address the needs of elderly and physically challenged community members, has again taken the initiative to lead the industry by adding a wheelchair accessible vehicle to its fleet.
CheckerCab engaged the services of Barnett Mobility in Ontario, Canada for its acquisition of the Ford Windstar equipped with ADA compliant conversions.
Atlanta CheckerCab has been serving the Atlanta and the Metro Atlanta area since 1947 with involvement in community services as well as passenger transport, package delivery, and corporate account services.
DIECAST Checker Cab Co. Photo History(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
CheckerCab - an internationally recognized icon that still inspires fierce brand loyalty.
Even today, 20 years after production ended, the CheckerCab is still a familiar part of the American urban landscape.
Author James Hinckley has unraveled the often conflicting stories about the CheckerCab Manufacturing Co. to present the first complete history of this fascinating company and its legendary cabs.
This unique taxicab was used by the United States Secret Service for undercover and surveillance activities in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas.
Almost exclusively, the undercover U.S. Secret Service agent, sitting in the left rear seat, was purchasing counterfeit U.S. currency from the suspect in the right rear seat of the cab.
When the arrest signal was given by the undercover agent in the back, the driver would pull to the curb, pull out a.357 magnum revolver, point it at the suspect, identify himself as a U.S. Secret Service Agent and state "freeze, you are under arrest!"
Providing Austin cab service, 24 hours a day, every day.
Cabs are clean, comfortable late model sedans and minivans.
All American Yellow CheckerCabs are operated by independent contractor drivers.
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Happy, Yellow and Checker Cab Companies(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Happy, Yellow, and CheckerCab Companies far exceed any transportation alternative in Omaha.
Each cab is equipped with safety equipment and GPS, so you can assure your guests get to where they need to be safely.
We encourage you to visit our state-of-the-art facility anytime at 65th and Grover Street to see why we are the largest transportation company in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
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The Checker Taxi Stand - Taxi Stand Home(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
If you're a current member of the Checker Car Club of America, you'll need to click here to verify your membership and register to gain access to all of the member benefits on the site.
In case you haven't noticed, our club President Joe Fay has uploaded newsletters dating back to July of 1999 to the newsletter archive.
Additional Copyrights by the Checker Car Club of America, Inc., Checker Motors Corporation, and others.
Checker Cab Comet Pedal Car(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
CheckerCab Comet Pedal Car - This classic CheckerCab Comet will bring back fond memories of bygone days to you and now your children or grandchildren.
Sharply detailed and finished in Dazzling Yellow, this all metal pedal car features a padded seat, funcitonal chrome steering wheel and sturdy, treaded, solid rubber yellow wall tires.
The car measures 29" x 18" x 20" with 8 1/2" wheels, solid rubber tires and pedals, heavy gauge body and a lead free Dazzling Yellow powder coat.
