"Checker - Now, Better Than Ever," 1959

Summary

Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, marketed its improved Model A-9 taxicab in this 1959 brochure. According to the brochure, recommendations from owners, operators, and passengers led to no fewer than 75 new features. These features added comfort for both passenger and driver. Owners would find their own comfort in the cab's low operating and maintenance costs.

Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, marketed its improved Model A-9 taxicab in this 1959 brochure. According to the brochure, recommendations from owners, operators, and passengers led to no fewer than 75 new features. These features added comfort for both passenger and driver. Owners would find their own comfort in the cab's low operating and maintenance costs.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Subject Date

1959

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.219.154

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Dimensions

Height: 9 in

Width: 12 in

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