The New Checker, Scam or Real Attempt?

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 23, 2018 | History, The Checker Taxi Stand

About four years ago many members of the Checker Car Club of America received a mailing from Adamson Industries announcing their intent to develop a Checker restoration shop in Haverhill, Mass.   Beyond the mailing to Checker fans, press releases were distributed...

The Checker Utility Wagon, Checker First Non Taxicab Product

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Nov 26, 2017 | Blog, History, The Checker Taxi Stand

The general school of thought among auto historians regarding Checker’s introduction into the consumer car market was that it was in the fall of 1959 with the introduction of the 1960 Checker Superba. The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1945-1975 ignores all of...

The Transit Bus From Ford to Checker by Joe Fay

by ICTA | Oct 7, 2016 | History, The Checker Taxi Stand

Jim Hinkley the author of Checker Cab Co, Photo History wrote regarding Checker “the development and subsequent production of buses is filled with conjecture, holes and conflicting information”.  Oh boy was he right.  Pulling together much information including Jim’s...

Checker Third Party Production and The End in 2010

by ICTA | Oct 2, 2016 | History, The Checker Taxi Stand

As most Checker owners can attest, when ask by a  car show spectator “what year is it”  there is usually disbelief that their Checker was not produced in the 50’s.  Whether it’s a 1982 model or a 1965 model,  the spectator always appears...

The Mysterious Checker A14 Vertical Headlamps by Joe Fay

by ICTA | Sep 10, 2016 | History, The Checker Taxi Stand

Quoting Erick Ayapana from the Motor Trend article, 15 Cars with The Most Beautiful Lights: “For some cars, lights not only illuminate the road ahead but also serve as a distinctive styling element that can sometimes be the most interesting part of a car’s overall...

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...