The Checker Taxi Stand
Canadian Checker Owner Dirk Plante
As we all know, Checkers pretty much are all the same from 1958-1982. The key differences are mainly the stories of the owners. As always, we love to showcase Checker owners. Next up: Canadian Dirk. Here’s Dirk’s story: My name is Dirk Plante. I am 23 years old...
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Movie Prop Departments Take Note: Not all Taxis are Yellow!
We have posted blogs in the past about taxi cab colors. Clearly in the US, the most popular color in the public’s mind is yellow. Yellow dates back to the days of John Hertz and the creation of Yellow Cab in Chicago. That said, we were shocked to see the recent...
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Checker’s Obsession for Stuffing Livestock in to Taxicabs!
As Checker fans, we are all aware of the tremendous amount of room that can be found in the back of a standard Checker A12 Marathon or A11 Taxicab. Over the course of the 60 plus years of Checker production, the company was prone to promoting the idea of room via the...
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Dan Smith Checker Parts on the Move
Its been about four weeks since the passing of our Checker friend Joe Pollard. Joe served the Checker community well for over twenty plus years. Over the last ten years Joe had built up a significant inventory of Checker parts. Much of his consolidation came from...
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Identifying GM Engines in Checker Motors Vehicles, a Part Number Cross-Reference Table
Stephen M Fiorenzo uploaded a file. This is a spreadsheet that I have been working on for a while. It is a cross reference table for GM Engines and corresponding part numbers used in Checkers (64-82). It is not complete and I made notes of where all the data came...
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