The New Checker, Con Job or Real?

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 23, 2018 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

About four years ago many members of the Checker Car Club of America received a mailing from Adamson Industries and their intent to develop a Checker restoration shop in Haverhill, Mass.   Beyond the mailing to Checker fans, press releases were distributed across the...

The Checker Crushing Has Started

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 21, 2018 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

  It was about one month ago that we alerted Checker fans that a major dumping of Checkers had happened in Lawrence, Mass.   About 40 Checkers were deposited by Checker Motor Cars of Haverhill, Mass.  It appears that CMC and its parent company Adamson Industries...

TIME TO ACT ON CARS AND PARTS, ONE DAY REMAINING

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 19, 2018 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

  ONE DAY LEFT. We’re down to the wire, about four weeks ago we alerted Checker fans on all of the Facebook groups and our 350 member email list that we were pulling parts and saving complete Checkers. The cars dumped by Checker Motor Sales in Haverhill, Mass at...

The Haverhill Checker Survivor Club

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 18, 2018 | The Checker Taxi Stand

Over the last couple of days, we have been alerting Checker fans to the many parts being pulled by Dan Smith. Dan has done a fantastic job working with a team of Massachusetts locals,  stripping Checkers at 495 Autosalvagers. Parts that are not being sold or shipped...

Message from Dan Smith in Lawrence, Mass. “Saving Checkers”

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

A message from ICTA member and Facebook moderator Dan Smith: Ok everyone I am running out of time here. Friday night I’m done. If you want a car or parts pull the trigger now. Getting what I can for everyone, 495 Auto Salvagers have a small lot and need the...

Why Would Any Car Guy Do This?

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 17, 2018 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

This writer is a classic car guy. Since 1973, this writer have been a classic car owner starting out with a DeSoto, and for this reason, I can’t wrap my around the idea that one person would dump 40 Checkers at the crusher. It’s been about four weeks since the mass...