Converting a Taxi, New Model by Cab Manufacturer Competes with Standard Cars

by ing_web_support | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog, History, The Checker Taxi Stand

  By Joseph C. Ingraham July 28, 1959 Sunday Edition Detroit – Next month another new insignia will join the long roster of nameplates of Ameircan built passengers automobiles and he public will be offered the Superba, a car that to a marked degree is the...

The Logan Checker Cab Archive Donation and a Year in Review

by ing_web_support | Jun 19, 2016 | The Checker Taxi Stand

Over the last year the Facebook Checker Cab Group has undergone a major transformation.  A little over a year ago the Facebook Group was just that:  a group where Checker fans engaged in daily dialog on Facebook,  but there was a desire from its members to be more...

The Checker Model A2s of Finland

by ing_web_support | Jun 5, 2016 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

The 1947-1949 Checker Model A2 is an extremely rare vehicle.  Designed for taxicab use, these cars typically were used until the wheels fells off and what was left was recycled by the taxicab operator for the remaining fleet.  To give you a sense of how rare these are...

A Giant Among Checker Fans

by ing_web_support | May 29, 2016 | The Checker Taxi Stand

This Memorial Day weekend I thought it would great to memorialize a man who has had and is still having great impact on all the members of the Internet Checker Taxicab Archive and Checker owners in general: Steve Wilson former CMC executive and CCCofA President.  I...

State Department Article “State Buys Compacts Limousines, That is, For Use at Embassies

by ing_web_support | May 22, 2016 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Above: 1959 Bishop Sheen Checker Limo Reprinted from a State Department Article Fall 1961 The Department of State has extended the compact car trend to the limousine.  This has been done by transforming a new medium weight sedan by the addition of such “extras” as...