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1950s New York City Prototype Old Look and 1965 Checker Taxi-Cab

December 23, 1998

The following photo(s) are © copyrighted by Monier Christophe (France)

Here are a few pictures from Chris who is a collector of model and real taxi-cabs. In many ways buses and taxis are distant cousins. Chris has owned various taxi-cabs in the past and currently owns a beautiful 1965 Checker cab.

In addition to sending a photo of his cab he also sent in some wonderful photos of an experimental GM old look from New York City that was taken by a friend.

A very rare GM old look from New York City. This was an experimental coach with a rear mounted A/C unit.

Those vents on top are for the A/C unit.

Inside view of the above bus.

Here's a diorama that Chris put together featuring taxi-cabs and a Corgi old look.

A 1965 Checker taxi-cab owned by Chris. What memories I have dodging these cabs when I was a bicycle messenger in New York in 1982.

If you would like to see and hear an old bus in action on the streets of current day New York, then you must play the following videos:

Videos of 1950s era GMC Old Look Buses Running
on the M42 Route Along 42nd Street in New York City

Bus photos submitted by: Classic Bus

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