elongulated with room for about 27 doors.

that's the way to go

Always wanted a battle ship gray Checker Station Wagon = very reverse snobby chic .

the little folding seats.

Brought us from our house to the train station back in the mid-late 1960's.

And I think my first cab ride was in a Checker, too.

Checker, she has a Checker Cab uniform and standard rates. I loved riding in them from LAX to assorted relative houses when I was a little kid.

you knew Aristotle

Those Checker cabs were a memorable background for a great show .

Yeah, we know you were good as 'Louie.' Have another Limoncello.

He loved riding in them when we went in to Manhattan from NJ.

I got to look through about 100 years of really cool photos owned by my employer who was a 4th generation family run funeral home owner. I asked him why they had no limos in fleet until the late 1970's, and he said that the stock Cadillacs were so spacious they didn't need them, and back then people were actually quite thrilled to be chauffeured around in a top of the line Caddy.

my first recollection of a taxi ride was in Taipei in 1975, I think. they called them Taipei Tigers and they were more thrilling than any amusement park ride could ever dream of!

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It was a decent part-time job. The cars were big, boxy, and roomy.

I have many stories, but not because of the car itself. Weird things happen in the cab world ....

...and thought those Big Black London cabs were the coolest thing ever! Now they're a lot smaller, and those iconic Double Decker Buses don't spew diesel anymore. I guess being able to breathe in the city is a fair tradeoff, right?