Checker Cab Die-cast Car Model

 

 

Matchbox MB 600 – Checker Cab Die-cast Car Model, made in China by Mattel Inc. Year 2005.

This Checker cab was produced in two periods: from 2003 to 2009 and then reproduced from 2015 to 2016. In total, there are about 10 different designs, colors, and wheels.

This yellow Checker Cab was manufactured in 2005. The only difference from the first model produced in 2004 is the wheels, which feature different designs.

Checker taxis were associated with a real company in the United States, founded in the 1920s. The first used car was the Morris Makrin, before they started producing their own brand, the Taxicab. The last used car produced was the Taxicab AII before the company went out of business in 1982.