Right-Hand Drive English Taxicab

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Artifact Overview

Morris Markin formed Checker Motors Corporation in 1922. The company manufactured taxicabs at its plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan, until 1982. This 1922 Checker Model C featured a landaulet body and right-hand drive. It was built for export to Great Britain.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

92.1.1774.630

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Family of Henry Austin Clark, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in