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For some reason I got to researching the Checker Cab Company and came across this story, about the last Checker cab retired in New York in 1999. The thing had almost a million miles on it and was still ticking apparently.Cheers
- http://web.archive.org/web/20050310062841/http://www.newsday.com/other/special/ny-ihny0418story.htmlstory (Open in New Window)
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Topic - File this under: They sure don't make 'em like the used to.... - ElbowGeek 11:22:54 05/04/07 (9)
- I think they used Chevy engines - PabloP 18:53:43 05/04/07 (2)
- Now that's interesting.. - ElbowGeek 19:42:43 05/04/07 (1)
- "interesting" - PabloP 21:36:27 05/04/07 (0)
- I had an '88 Ford Taurus - Muzikmike 11:46:56 05/04/07 (5)
- Thank goodness you were only 7 years old... - sherod 16:22:54 05/04/07 (0)
- Re: I had an '88 Ford Taurus - oddmanout 15:15:16 05/04/07 (3)
- I had a 142S Volvo Australia team car - from that rallying period - it had 600,000 hard miles on it by - Timbo in Oz 22:12:09 05/04/07 (0)
- Why don't I find cars like that...I do what I'm supposed to - Muzikmike 16:24:09 05/04/07 (1)
- Re: Why don't I find cars like that...I do what I'm supposed to - sherod 16:44:19 05/04/07 (0)