Internet Checker Taxicab Archive

The Dumping of 40 Checkers, One Year Later

Sep 14, 2019 | The Checker Taxi Stand

One year ago today Michael Ruse posted the following in the ICTA Facebook page “My good friend Heidi sent me pics of these Checkers That just arrived at her husband’s salvage yard in Lawrence Massachusetts. Knowing I was a taxi enthusiast she asked me if I had any...

Judith’s and Mat’s TaxiFun Story by Judith Goertz

Sep 6, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

It all started in 2008 when we were realtors in Paris, France, and the job had begun to become very problematic. So challenging was our reality business, it started to impact our health. We needed a change. At the time we owned a London taxi and used it as our...

Septemeber-October Issue of FARES is available in the ICTA Facebook Files Tab

Aug 31, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Free of charge and printable latest issue of the ICTA FARES is up in the ICTA Facebook group. It will be posted on this website in about a week So what’s new in this issue? Did you know that in 2019 Checker Cab of Chicago celebrates its 100th birthday? We present...

Famous Fat Dave’s Food Tour in a Checker!

Aug 27, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

As most of our readers know, we love to portray stories of Checkers still being used in business. That said this quick blog is about Checker owner and ICTA member Dave Freedenberg. Dave is an expert in Food, New York City and Checker Cabs. That being said, its only a...

The Israeli Checker Diesel Intercity Taxicabs

Aug 18, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

It’s very clear that the Checker is an icon in the US. Clearly the Checker is most famous for being the taxicab of choice in New York city from 1958-1982. That said, there are Checker stories and memories all over the world. In Finland, the Checker is closely linked...