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1979 Checker Marathon Taxi
Registration Number: EU Taxes Paid
Chassis Number: A11-3733-911080
Produced between 1956 and 1982 by Checker Motors Corp., the Marathon
Taxi was a universal feature of the streets of America throughout most
of the second half of the 20th century. Outwardly unchanged throughout
its long life, the Marathon gradually evolved mechanically, and much
like the VW Beetle, another long-running automotive icon, it managed to
adapt to the changing times. Early models were powered by L-head inline
sixes, while Chrysler V8s, as well as Chevrolet sixes and V8s, appeared
from 1963. Chassis Number: A11-3733-911080
Marathons were built bizarrely enough in four, six and eight-door versions, but today's example is of the more useable and manoeuvrable four door. It is finished, of course in the distinctive yellow livery and a very pleasing aspect of the car is that it retains pleasing period accessories such as the original Rockwell fare meter fitted under the dash and the 'for hire' light on the roof, together with the correct New York decals.
Most of these cabs were almost worked to death, but this example appears to have survived in pleasingly correct working condition.
As iconic to the Big Apple as Danny Devito is to the series 'Taxi'.
Estimate: €5,000 - €10,000
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