Two Door Checker Custom Update

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 20, 2021 | The Checker Taxi Stand

Dobbs Autobody is a family-owned business which has been serving the community for over six decades.  Brad Denning took over the business twenty years ago and has continued to build one of the finest reputations in collision repair services in the area.   We have been...

Salvaging the Checker 1952 Checker A4

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 11, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

As all Checker owners know, its getting harder and harder to procure Checker parts.  Since all the major Checker parts sellers have closed shop,  Checker owners have to become more flexible and more importantly resourceful. This writer has been very blunt,  if you...

The ICTA’s Impact on Diecast Models

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 4, 2021 | Blog

This website has been running now for about six years, we at the ICTA are very proud of the fact that this site has become the definitive “go to” site for Checker automobile information.  At just shy of 20K internet “hits” a month, no other Checker Cab based website...

Would You By a Used Checker From This Monster?

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Well thankfully, you’ll never have to buy a Checker from this accused felon.  All Checker fans have to do, is to check the “For Sale” listings on this very site and Checker Monster begone! The used car market has been hot for the last year, given the current chip...

Midwest Bus Museum and ICTA Meet Up

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Sep 26, 2021 | The Checker Taxi Stand

A Big thank you to ICTA members Tom & Heather Schwartz and Emerson & Rachel Zentz for hosting the Midwest Bus Museum’s  first annual open house. About the Midwest Bus Museum: The Midwest Bus Museum was incorporated in January of 2020 with the purpose of...

Rocket Surgery 1978 Checker Marathon, lots of spares, Denver CO, $5000

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Sep 20, 2021 | Blog, Checkers For Sale, The Checker Taxi Stand

I’ve had my fun, time to build something new. Small block Chevy 350, Vortec heads, air gap manifold, mated to a Ford (yes really) wide ratio 4spd toploader.  Suspension is stock-ish, with added roll bars and different springs, it’s been lowered a few...