Checker and a Kids Board Game

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

We all have our own personal impressions of Checkers:  how we were first exposed to them, when we first saw one, when we first drove one. Many Checker fans were first exposed to Checker via the movies.  Most Checker are well familiar with when they first saw a Checker...

Checker Is “Civilian” Version of Famed Cab

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 21, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Reprinted from Rocky Mountain News, Nov 6th 1966 Included in the new car lines is one brand name whose product looks unchanged – but is as up-to-date as this minute because mechanical improvements are constantly made.  That name is Checker Marathon. “Checker s look...

Oldtimer Driving a Checker

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 12, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Form Finland,  driver Mr. Torsti Luntama gets behind the wheel of a Checker A2!  First time in almost 70 years!!!!  Click on the link below to watch the trip! (1) Oldtimer driving a Checker – Konkari Checkerin ratissa – YouTube

Checker Diplomacy and Landing Men on the Moon

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Its always interesting to find out the back stories of Checker owners.  Checker entered the consumers sales market in 1960.  For the next 22 years Checker would be sold to a wide array of eclectic buyers.  One such buyer was Mary Rockefeller wife of New York Governor...

Another Rare Chicago Checker Cab Model A2 Undergoing Restoration

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

We have received good news from our Checker friends in Finland.  It appears that another Checker Model A4 will be restored in Finland! A quick history lesson, back in 1951, Checker Cab Manufacturing sold 500 used Checker Model A2 former Chicago cabs to the Helsinki...

Chirs Monier’s Checker Cab Model A11 Restoration Update

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 7, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Our buddy Chris has made some significant progress on his Checker A11 restoration.  Chris purchased the Checker from Bob Kerkle in Arizona last year. This blog will showcase the photos and comments that Chris has posted to the ICTA Facebook page.  Back in January...