Reply With QuoteGreat pix Chris. A salon on wheels. Reminds me of the Beautiful Bel-Air!
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The Checker Motors Company, of Kalamazoo, MI., produced the Marathon from 1961 to 1982, on a body only slightly changed from its
previous 1950s design. Anybody who's been to New York, and taken a cab, in the 60s, 70s or 80s has traveled in one.
Here's the 1967 catalog, with the rare Aerocab featured:
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Great pix Chris. A salon on wheels. Reminds me of the Beautiful Bel-Air!
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I've ridden in a Marathon taxi... Not much for looks and comfort but solid, strongly built and excellent for cab use - kinda like that black London cab...
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