There was no other car like it in Baltimore, my father’s 1964 metallic blue Checker Marathon. It could hold 14 children — plus parents. It was devoid of style. I was embarrassed to be picked up in it.

Probably just as well known as the London Black Cab, the 1959 to 1982 Checker Motors A series Taxi Specials were the ubiquitous cabs seen in any American movie of the era. And they are truly legendary ...

The Checker Cab—an exemplar of four-wheeled Americana—owes its existence to Russian emigrant Morris Markin. Born in Smolensk in 1893, Markin immigrated to the United States in his late teens. He ...

When I headed to the mountain to cover the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb a few weeks ago, I wasn't going to cover the story from a plush hotel room in Colorado Springs; as I learned at Speed ...

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Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Say the name Checker and most people think of the notable Checker cab. Found across America, and dominating the ...

The Checker Marathon is best known as the iconic New York City taxicab. It's also one of the cars that saw the least changes in its lifetime, with a 1960 model looking just about identical to the last ...

Once again we return to the streets of the Island Of Old Car Survivors, and look at what we've spotted today! Yes, folks, that there car is a Checker Marathon in a color other than yellow. Some folks ...

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1966 Checker Marathon Deluxe 4 Door Town Custom Limousine across different levels of condition. Edit options.

Getting in an Uber or Lyft service car can feel about as memorable as walking onto a dusty city bus. At least the bus won’t charge you 15 dollars for the privilege of traveling five minutes to the ...

Pod Rods this weekend takes a look into a revival of a past, namely the Checker Marathon; design tweaks to the latest Mustang; Leno rides in a classic (sort of) Mustang): and we wonder how long it ...