1978 Checker Taxicab [A11]

1978 Checker Taxicab [A11] in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, Movie, 1994

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-10-29 18:04	Looks like a 1973 or later.
chicomarx ◊ 2008-10-29 20:36	1973 would make it fairly anachronistic. In the movie this takes place in 1958, and Dorothy Parker died in 1967... At least I see some tailfins there...
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-10-29 22:12	chicomarx wrote 1973 would make it fairly anachronistic. In the movie this takes place in 1958, and Dorothy Parker died in 1967... At least I see some tailfins there... For the other cars, yes. But the Checkers are anachronistic, due to the 5-MPH bumpers.
chicomarx ◊ 2008-10-29 22:57	Yes I wasn't doubting your opinion. I meant at least there are some fifties cars to make the scene more believable. In the other pics there also seem to be cars which are decades apart.
Commander 57 ◊ 2009-09-30 03:19	Since Checker used a 1950's body, I have repeatedly seen them mis-used in movies.