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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
=== Design === | === Design === | ||
The Cabbie is based on a 1956-82 [[Wikipedia:Checker Taxi|Checker Marathon]] taxi; it is presumably based on the '70s and '80s models, considering the games' timelines, however its single headlights are reminiscent of the 1956 Marathon. | The Cabbie is based on a 1956-82 [[Wikipedia:Checker Taxi|Checker Marathon]] taxi; it is presumably based on the '70s and '80s models, considering the games' timelines, however its single headlights are reminiscent of the 1956 Marathon. | ||
There are minor cosmetic differences between Cabbies in each game: | There are minor cosmetic differences between Cabbies in each game: | ||
*In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], the Cabbie sports a checker pattern running in a line from the front to the rear of the car. | *In [[Grand Theft Auto III]], the Cabbie sports a checker pattern running in a line from the front to the rear of the car. | ||
*In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], the front of the car is slightly more rounded; the wheels are closer together, and set noticeably deeper inside the wheel wells. Its stripe also consists of forward arrows, rather than the checker pattern seen in GTA III. The Cabbie is the most common taxi in Vice City. GTA Vice City is the first GTA game to feature an operational taxi service, which can take formerly [[Wasted]] or [[Busted]] players to their last mission trigger. | *In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]], the front of the car is slightly more rounded; the wheels are closer together, and set noticeably deeper inside the wheel wells. Its stripe also consists of forward arrows, rather than the checker pattern seen in GTA III.The Cabbie also has a different grille design, instead of a mesh grille it has a horizontal grille. The Cabbie is the most common taxi in Vice City. GTA Vice City is the first GTA game to feature an operational taxi service, which can take formerly [[Wasted]] or [[Busted]] players to their last mission trigger. | ||
*In [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], the Cabbie's body is smoother, and lacks checker patterns. | *In [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], the Cabbie's body is smoother, and lacks checker patterns. | ||
*In [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], the Cabbie retains the design featured in GTA III. | *In [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]], the Cabbie retains the design featured in GTA III. | ||