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The history of Checker begins in 1922 when two small car companies merged to form Checker Cab Manufacturing Company, a firm explicitly dedicated to producing taxi cabs. During this time, the taxi business thrived in major cities, catering to a market where many families did not own cars. Interestingly, the company Checker Taxi—an operator of Ford Model T taxis—shared a similar name but was initially an independent entity. Over time, as Checker Cab Manufacturing Company acquired Checker Taxi in the 1930s, both entities, though still operating separately, benefited from their intertwined fates.