Checker stopped making cars in 1982, and the city's last Checker cab went out of service in 1999. This car appears to have actually been a taxi at some point, although maybe not in NYC.
Day 1144
1981 Checker Marathon
February 16th, 2015
I'm walking every street in New York City.
This is the counterpoint to my walk across the US. Instead of seeing a million places for just a minute each, I'm going to spend a million minutes exploring just one place. By the time I finish walking every block of every street in all five boroughs, I'll have traveled more than 8,000 miles on foot — all within a single city. Details!
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~9,954 miles walked
Your donations allow me to keep walking full-time. If you think what I'm doing is valuable and you'd like to offer some support, I would be very grateful. On the other hand, if you think I'm a worthless bum, feel free to email me and tell me to get a job, bozo. Both are excellent options!
I learned today the Checker may be back in the auto business again, but not with taxi cabs. :-)