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1976 Checker Marathon - 1976 Checker Marathon A11 CAB For Sale restored Classic
1976 Checker Marathon
Staten Island, NY 10301
United States
347-495-9688 (Main Phone)
Price: $12,499
Condition: Used
Mileage: 133,000
Transmission: Automatic
Engine Type: Straight 6
Exterior Color: Red
Interior Color: Black
Category: Classic Vehicles > Classic Cars
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The Marathon was introduced in September 1960 for the 1961 model year, superseding the Checker Superba Custom and differing from the Superba with its better interior appointments. Originally, it retained the Superba's A10 body code whereas A9 was the code used for taxis. The exterior of the Marathon had a full width egg crate grille, differing from the Superba's narrower grille and inboard parking lights. After a minor facelift for 1963, chassis codes changed to A11 for taxis and A12 for passenger versions.[1] Also in 1963 appeared the Marathon Town Custom, a limousine version on a longer (129 versus 120 inches) wheelbase. This version, which seated eight, received the A19E chassis code.[2] A few years later, this was changed to A12E.



































A version of the Marathon was, during its production run, the taxicab of choice for New York City and many other American cities. The size of the car (seating many passengers), the robust construction, the lack of yearly changes to the styling (simplifying parts management), and the bolt-on rear quarter panels all contributed to the Marathon's ubiquity on the streets of Manhattan. For example, virtually any film set in New York City in the 1970s or 1980s will show a Checker Marathon. A knowledgeable Checker viewer, however, will note that many 1950s and 1960s movie scenes use Checker cabs built in the 1970s and early 1980s, since the bodies were virtually the same, and due to the lack of usable early specimens.

























































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