1975 Checker Marathon Sedan

"The Checker Marathon was an automobile produced by the Checker Motors Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan, between 1961 and 1982. Marathons were produced in both four-door sedan and four-door station wagon forms, and the rare eight-door ""Aero Cab"". The Marathon was introduced in 1961, superseding the Checker Superba Custom and differing from the Superba with its better interior appointments. The exterior of the Marathon had a full width egg crate grille, differing from the Superba's narrower grille and inboard parking lights. With the exception of United States government mandated 5 mph bumpers and mechanical changes, the Marathon remained virtually unchanged during its 21-year production run. The final Marathon was manufactured in 1982, when Checker exited the automobile manufacturing business. The company continued operation at partial capacity making Cadillac parts for General Motors until January 2009 when it declared bankruptcy. Notably, the Marathon's front suspension A-frames interchange with a 1956 Ford. Classic New York City Taxicab 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."