New York City may have the Taxi of Tomorrow these days, but a new take on the classic Checker cab could soon be on the road. Checker Motor Cars of Haverhill, Mass., is planning to manufacture two ...

Once a vital part of day-to-day transportation in major cities like Chicago, Boston and, most notably, New York, Checker-brand taxis ceased production in 1982 and the cabs have since been replaced by ...

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 ...

The Checker Marathon was never designed to be flashy or fashionable. Instead, it prioritized durability, simplicity, and ...

Checker Motors, whose hulking taxicabs were a fixture of big-city street scenes for more than half a century, has limped into Bankruptcy Court in an effort to stay alive as a small auto supplier. The ...

It seems that every other movie that gets a general theatrical release is set in New York City these days. Ever since the introduction of 'talkies' during the last century, the five boroughs have ...

"I've loved Checkers ever since I was a little kid," Joe Fay says. The Naperville resident isn't referring to the board game. Fay has a passion for the Kalamazoo, Michigan, taxi-building company. One ...

Among members of the Checker Cab Car Club, the true home of the beloved bulbous taxis is under dispute. For some, it is New York City; for others, it is Kalamazoo, Mich. "They made 'em, but we drove ...