Even today, in a time when these vehicles have lost a lot of their appeal, the word taxi still grips ... eyes fell on this stunning 1955 Chevrolet Nomad, the car immediately had me imagining ...

For the El Camino, the Chevy 327 was used in the first generation ... those was the Checker Marathon. The car was basically the same as the now-iconic taxi but didn't come with the yellow paint ...

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