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checker Archive
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![(Updated 10/7/2025) After yesterday’s Checker post, it seems only fitting to take a look at the legendary London Taxi, the ultimate living dinosaur. The Austin FX4/Fairway design was built from […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/CC-207-107-925.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Kerbside Classic: Austin FX4 London Taxi – 6th And Charnelton In Eugene, Please; Via Siberia")
Kerbside Classic: Austin FX4 London Taxi – 6th And Charnelton In Eugene, Please; Via Siberia
Posted on October 7, 2025 | 30 Comments(Updated 10/7/2025) After yesterday’s Checker post, it seems only fitting to take a look at the legendary London Taxi, the ultimate living dinosaur. The Austin FX4/Fairway design was built from […] -
![(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/5bd365cd3d601.image_.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors")
Automotive History: An Illustrated History Of Checker Motors
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 77 Comments(first posted 8/25/2012. Updated 6/1/2018) For sixty years, Checker Motors had a record unbroken run of profits building a few thousand cars per year in a small little factory in […] -
![Years ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/checker-front-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance")
Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsYears ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […] -
![This time it was the cab just standing there and me cruising on by and, as if hailed, I quickly checked my stride and veered closer. It’s been a while […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_0911.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1976 Checker Marathon – The Last Fare")
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Checker Marathon – The Last Fare
Posted on April 2, 2021 | 50 CommentsThis time it was the cab just standing there and me cruising on by and, as if hailed, I quickly checked my stride and veered closer. It’s been a while […] -
![The spotless aqua paint and full wheel covers of this Checker Marathon make me think this wasn’t once a taxi cab, as so many of its brethren were. Which makes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/checker-marathon-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Capsule: 1969-73 Checker Marathon – A Sensible Taxi Purchase, A Strange Private Purchase")
Curbside Capsule: 1969-73 Checker Marathon – A Sensible Taxi Purchase, A Strange Private Purchase
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 66 CommentsThe spotless aqua paint and full wheel covers of this Checker Marathon make me think this wasn’t once a taxi cab, as so many of its brethren were. Which makes […] -
![original image: autos.aol.com With Checker Day yesterday, a comment by jpcavanaugh showing a current-gen xB taxi made me realize that they remind me quite a bit of a mini Checker. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2005-scion-xb-5dr-wagon-auto-natl-side-exterior-view_100276029_m-e1346012479888.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "What If: 2012 Checker Marathon")
What If: 2012 Checker Marathon
Posted on August 27, 2012 | 16 Commentsoriginal image: autos.aol.com With Checker Day yesterday, a comment by jpcavanaugh showing a current-gen xB taxi made me realize that they remind me quite a bit of a mini Checker. […]
