The American Taxi: A Century of Service

By Chris Monier and Ben Merkel

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,ÿsuch asÿYellow, General, Checker, DeSoto, Packard, Plymouth, Ford, & Studebaker - many minor makes are also represented withÿforgotten names like Rockwell, Murphy, Oakland, Huppmobile and Stearns Knight. Oddballÿexperiments, 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158388176X
• ISBN13: 9781583881767
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Enthusiast Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"