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The American Taxi has been providing a vital public service for 100 years! Enjoy the Taxi experience through photographs and the history of famous taxi marques, such as Yellow, General, Checker, DeSoto, Packard, Plymouth, Ford, & Studebaker - many minor makes are also represented with forgotten names like Rockwell, Murphy, Oakland, Huppmobile and Stearns Knight. Oddball experiments, unusual taxis, lights, meters, and taxi memorabilia are highlighted. A walk through time illustrates the effect of regulations on taxis and how that led to technical advances and body changes.
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The American Taxi, Chris Monier, Ben Merkel
- Language
- Released
- 2006
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The American Taxi
- Subtitle
- A Century of Service
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Chris Monier, Ben Merkel
- Publisher
- Ertel Publishing, Inc.
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 158388176X
- ISBN13
- 9781583881767
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Automotive, Industry
- Description
- The American Taxi has been providing a vital public service for 100 years! Enjoy the Taxi experience through photographs and the history of famous taxi marques, such as Yellow, General, Checker, DeSoto, Packard, Plymouth, Ford, & Studebaker - many minor makes are also represented with forgotten names like Rockwell, Murphy, Oakland, Huppmobile and Stearns Knight. Oddball experiments, unusual taxis, lights, meters, and taxi memorabilia are highlighted. A walk through time illustrates the effect of regulations on taxis and how that led to technical advances and body changes.