The Checker Cab Manufacturing Audit Report of 1923

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Sep 13, 2020 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

We at the Internet Checker Taxicab Archive (ICTA) take the word “archive” very seriously.  Over the years we have amassed the most significant Checker archive library in the world. Be it brochures,  manuals, service bulletins, blueprints,   engineering memos,...

Checkers at the Gilmore Little Orphan Auto car show 2020

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Sep 12, 2020 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

2020 has been a tough year for everybody.  For car fans Covid 19 has pretty much destroyed the ability to go to car shows.  This writer has only been to two shows this year,  so to have a chance to actually go to a show that featured Checkers was a very special event....

The New Checker of the 70’s and 80’s, The End of the Line

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Sep 6, 2020 | Blog, History

By the 1970’s the Checker cab design was several automotive generations old. As the decade started the Checker A11 design had been in production for close to twenty years.  A11 design elements could be attributed to a 1950 clay design. Some chassis components had...

The Sept-Oct Edition of FARES is Available

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Aug 30, 2020 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

The latest edition of FARES has been posted in the ICTA Facebook group files section.  Additionally, a copy has been emailed to over 300 Checker fans!   Free of charge, feel free to print this Newsletter and place in your own binder. Please forward to all your Checker...

Salvatore’s New Ride by Salvatore Di Bernardo

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Aug 29, 2020 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

I am Salvatore and I am Based in London I always liked these checkers and a few years ago o saw one at a show and since then I was always on the lookout for one but every time I used to find them they all looked a bit tired and and and beaten up but this one looks...

Chicago Colors

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Over the years we have seen some stunning  Checker A11 taxicab restorations.  Unfortunately the majority of these cars are restored as yellow Checker cabs.    Don’t get us wrong, we love yellow cabs, but within the ranks of Checker collectors, yellow is the dominant...