Twilight Taxi 2017 Part II

Twilight Taxi 2017 Part II

by | Apr 22, 2017 | The Checker Taxi Stand

In Part I of Twilight Taxi 2017, we provided an update on Ben Merkel’s fantastic collection of Checkers.  Ben at one time owned well over 300 Checker’s both restored and parts cars for recycling.  As reported in Part 1, Ben has significantly reduced his Checker assets...
Twilight Taxi 2017 Part I

Twilight Taxi 2017 Part I

by | Apr 15, 2017 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

According to an article in Hemming Motor News blog in 2005 Ben Merkel purchased his first Checker back in the 70’s.  “ Ben, of Middlefield, Ohio, east of Cleveland in Amish country, discovered Checkers from a collector’s standpoint when he bought his first...