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The Borgnine's name is a homage to [[wp:Ernest Borgnine|Ernest Borgnine]], who starred in the 1981 movie [[wp:Escape from New York|Escape from New York]] as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a [[wp:Checker Marathon|Checker Marathon]] from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison. | The Borgnine's name is a homage to [[wp:Ernest Borgnine|Ernest Borgnine]], who starred in the 1981 movie [[wp:Escape from New York|Escape from New York]] as a cab driver named "Cabbie" in a prison-converted Manhattan; in the movie, Cabbie also drives a [[wp:Checker Marathon|Checker Marathon]] from which the Cabbie taxi and Borgnine are based on. The Borgnine's bumpers are perhaps a nod to Cabbie's hazardous profession in the crime-infested prison. | ||
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File:Borgnine-GTAIII-front.jpg|GTA III (<small>[[:File:Borgnine-GTAIII-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>). | File:Borgnine-GTAIII-front.jpg|GTA III (<small>[[:File:Borgnine-GTAIII-rear.jpg|Rear quarter view]]</small>). | ||
File:Borgnine-GTAA.png|GTA Advance. | File:Borgnine-GTAA.png|GTA Advance. | ||
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== Locations == | == Locations == | ||