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 ...

Commentator Daniel Pinkwater recalls a Checker cab he once owned. He rode around with his large dogs. Occasionally, people would mistake the car for a real taxi. He tells about one old woman who ...

Checker produced many Marathon sedans between 1961 and 1982, but reportedly only 200 were fitted with the Perkins diesel engine.

The Gilmore Car Museum will have two events this weekend that’s sure to draw car enthusiasts and local historians alike. The museum on Saturday will honor former employees of Checker Motors Corp., ...

The Checker cab is coming back. Well, at least the brand is. A Massachusetts-based car parts company has secured the rights to use the classic trademark on cars, and it sounds like it’s going to do it ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- The last Checker cab took one final fare on the streets of New York City almost 20 years ago, in July of 1999. But today, about two dozen remain on the road -- where they are ...

Today’s taxi is most likely a Ford Crown Vic. No other manufacturer builds a fleet-ready sedan of the type favored by cabbies. Some automakers have tried to push minivans for taxi service, but ...

Checker Cab Manufacturing Co.’s first cab rolls off the line in Kalamazoo, Mich., on June 18, 1923. The company was founded by Morris Markin, a Russian immigrant, in 1922 as Checker Cab Manufacturing ...