by Checker_Cab_Club | May 31, 2015 | History
Many have compared the early days of the US automobile industry as being much like the technology boom of the 1990s; such was the rapidity of growth and change. Automotive executives in the early twentieth century regularly switched companies and launched spinoffs and...
by Checker_Cab_Club | May 30, 2015 | History
In the last installment we explored a story about a con man with many names, we’ll refer to him by his real name William Andrew Schaum. Between 1901 and 1912 Mr. Schaum created no less than six car companies. All eventually failed, total automobile production...
by Checker_Cab_Club | May 29, 2015 | History
Markin was born in western Russian in 1893. As a young man he had been employed in a Russian clothing factory and over a short period of time gained significant experience in manufacturing clothing. A hard worker and driven at a young age, Markin would eventually...
by Checker_Cab_Club | May 28, 2015 | History
1923 Checker Model H, sole survivor at the Gilmore Museum Checker officially came off the line in June of 1922. The first model was the Model C, C standing for Commonwealth or Checker? Who knows, that said between 1922 and 1926, Checker would offer several “new”...
by Checker_Cab_Club | May 27, 2015 | History
1926 is an interesting year for Checker as the small company would offer two models, The Model E and new Model F. Additionally an export version of the Model E was offered for the UK market, with right hand drive and opening rear passenger section. Its highly...
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