Continue reading for the timeline ... 1919 - Entrepreneur Morris Markin begins operating a Chicago taxicab fleet at the same time he opens an auto body plant called Markin Body. May 1922 - Checker Cab ...

Whenever I hear the word limousine, I usually think about fancy stretched sedans or presidential vehicles. But needless to say, the term is not restricted to these types of cars. Any long-wheelbase ...

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 ...

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Auto-parts supplier Checker Motors Corp, which used to make the iconic Checker taxi cab, filed for bankruptcy protection, citing high labor and raw material costs, as well as weak ...

Hard times continue at Checker Motors Corp., which has operated in Kalamazoo for more than three-quarters of a century. The company has told its employees that the plant could close, and that the ...

You might say Joel Simmons has a checkered past, present and future. He just loves Checker Motors Corporation vehicles, the big utilitarian automobiles used mostly as taxis and built only in Kalamazoo ...

The roomy Checker cab, one of the few taxis left that passengers can climb into without awkward gymnastics, is a familiar sight on many U.S. streets; of the nation’s 135,000 taxicabs, some 35,000 are ...

Q: Greg, I lived in Chicago for over 40 years and vividly remember three vehicles from back in the 1950s. I remember the International delivery trucks called the Metro, and also the four-door ...

You might say Joel Simmons has a checkered past, present and future. He just loves Checker Motors Corporation vehicles, the big utilitarian automobiles used mostly as taxis and built only in Kalamazoo ...