New York Auto Show 100 Years of the Yellow Cab

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Uploaded by on Apr 10, 2007

Cars.com takes a look into the history of the Yellow Cab while getting a glimpse of the future as a new kind of Taxi makes it's debut at the 2007 New York Auto Show.

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  • the crown vic stick out as number one it is a Beautiful car it reps the cab world like it or not

  • What an ugly cab I do not want to be seen getting into that ugly thing. Can they just do the old checker cabs they were so much cooler.

  • I`m not even american,i`m norwegian.But i talked to a norwegian cop,at the U.S embassy,who stood outside with a crown vic. And i started talking to him,seeing as i am a total petrolhead,and he said that it was an old police-car,but they wished they could have the taxi-version because of its longer weelbase,or bigger doors.I don`t remember wich.

  • The checker was manufactured from 1922 until 1982, so he is technically right.  Also, in most other cities, taxis are not brand new P70/P72 Vics, they are indeed retired P71's.

  • I agree...this video is totally inaccurate. Yellow cabs in NYC date back to the early 1900's. John Hertz introduced the yellow cab concept in Chicago and Albert Rockwell introduced yellow cabs to NYC.

  • and, the new york crown vic taxi, is not a police interceptor. they are built with extended rear doors. the checker is not from the 80's. and nobody wants that ugly new cab in their city.

  • Sorry, but video is totally inaccurate. Checker started making cabs in 1922. About 10 other American companies made purpose built taxis. Pennant, Moller, Paramount. Premier, Bauer, Yellow etc. were solely in the cab making business. Yellow cabs have been around about 85 years not 100. John Hertz first introduced the yellow cab concept.

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