CHECKER MARATHON/TAXICAB

Nothing is tagged to this model yet, so these items are tagged to CHECKER as a whole.

• You Talkin’ to Me? Rare 1972 Checker Marathon

  Barn Finds · Sam Perkinson · 10 Nov 2026

  Robert De Niro played Travis Bickle in the 1976 movie Taxi Driver, and he apparently went so far as to obtain a real New York City taxi license, spending a month driving a cab around Manhattan to prepare for... Read More »

• Built To Last: 1978 Checker Marathon Taxi

  Barn Finds · Conrado Vazquez Del Moral · 12 Oct 2026

  There are few American cars more closely associated with the taxi business than the Checker Marathon. Its boxy shape, enormous passenger compartment, and unmistakable styling made it a familiar sight on city streets for decades. This 1978 example still... Read More »

• More Than A Taxi: 1966 Checker Marathon Wagon

  Barn Finds · Conrado Vazquez Del Moral · 9 Oct 2026

  When you think of Checker, you probably picture one of those old taxis, but the company built more than just cabs. Checkers also served as hotel shuttles and airport transportation, though station wagons like this 1966 Marathon were a... Read More »

• Restored 1969 Checker Marathon

  Barn Finds · Michelle Rand · 9 Oct 2026

  Checker Motors traces its roots to Morris Markin, a Russian tailor who immigrated to Chicago in 1913, became wealthy selling uniforms to the military during WWI, then invested in local automobile makers. One of those makers – Commonwealth... Read More »