The 1965 Checker Marathon “Taxi” was mixed with a 1977 camper body and thus became the “Champer.” It's stunningly odd and extremely rare, it seems ...

Would-be passengers got a good look at the Nissan's NV200 minivan -- New York's "taxi of tomorrow," during its recent stint on display at the New York International Auto Show. As expected ...

1982 Checker Marathon: King of Cabs. ... Checker arose from a consortium of Chicago cab drivers who, in the early 1920s, were using a variety of car models as taxis.

Though its A8/Marathon produced from 1956-1982 hasn't faded from taxi memory, its Perkins diesel-powered units evidently have. Checker's diesel-powered Marathon sedans were unique and extremely ...

One of 286 built, a preserved 1969 Checker Marathon wagon resurfaces with vintage appeal and surprising factory options.

And unlike the Vic or the Escape, the T.C. Taxi has real character. It could be the Big Apple's Checker Marathon for the 21st century. More photos after the break, courtesy of Ford.

Checker Motors Corp., the parts supplier that gained fame in the middle of the last century with the Checker Marathon taxi cab, has filed for bankruptcy protection after 87 years in business.

This example of the iconic Checker Marathon taxicabs that once ruled American cities is no ordinary means of public transportation in this form. ... Checker marathon taxi 426 HEMI.

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 ...

A Checker Marathon taxi reported to have served as a getaway car for Lee Harvey Oswald after the JFK assassination sold at a weekend auction for $35,750, several thousand dollars above estimates ...

Checker even produced a stretched version of its ubiquitous Marathon called the Aerobus. As the name implies, the limousine taxi was intended to be used as a shuttle to the city's international ...