NYC New York City Old Yellow Checker Taxi Cab 1/43 Scale Diecast Metal Mint
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New York City Old Checker Taxi Cab with Statue of Liberty Sign1/43 Scale MintGreat New York City NYC Themed Diecast Vehicles and Souvenirs to remember your trip to the Big Apple!NYC Yellow Taxi Cab. 4.5" diecast metal car. This old fashioned yellow New York City checker cab taxi car has pullback motor action and opening doors.Checker Taxi was an American taxi company. It used the Checker Taxi Cab produced by the Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan . Both Checker Taxi and its parent company Checker Motors Corporation were owned by Morris Markin . The 'Checker', particularly the 1956-82 A8/Marathon , remains the most famous taxi cab vehicle in the United States. The vehicle is comparable to the London Taxi in its nationally renowned styling, which went unchanged throughout its use, and also for its iconic status.The taxicabs of New York City , with their distinctive yellow paint, are a widely recognized icon of the city. Taxicabs are operated by private companies and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. The Commission is a New York City government agency, within the New York City Department of Transportation , that is best known for its responsibility for the more than 13,087 taxis operating in the city. It also oversees over 40,000 other for-hire vehicles, including "black cars", commuter vans
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