A Checker Celebration For Chris Monier in NYC

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 13, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Saturday October 12th A beautiful evening checking in Manhattan with my buddy Peter, alde and stéphan. Today, day at the garage with a Colombian catering and guests who come in yellow taxis… four checking in a square of 100 meters is something you can’t...

Chris Monier Day 6 Arrived in New York!

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 12, 2019 | The Checker Taxi Stand

Finally arrived in NYC!…. 10 states crossed! Congratulations to Chris for his brave journey across the US in his recently purchased Checker Model A11 Taxicab.  Its rare to see anyone make a significant journey across the US is an essentially unknown car that is...

Chris Makes it to the Checker Oasis Day 5

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

DAY Five Great news Chris has made it to the Checker Oasis in Middlefield, Ohio!  Deep in the Amish country Ben Merkels Checker Oasis is a great destination to rebuild your wayward Checker when traveling across the state. Ben’s not in the business anymore, but...

Chris Monier Checker Trip Day 4 Cleveland Bound

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 8, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Day Four Swapping tires before leaving !… thanks to the spare tire . On the road again! Finally made to Ohio!… 3200 kms in four days… Tomorrow in Cleveland for the VIP tour of the rock ‘ N Roll Hall of fame… with a mechanical morning to...

Chris Monier Day Three…………….Very Wet

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 7, 2019 | The Checker Taxi Stand

Drove 500 miles today from Oklahoma to Illinois. Crossed the entire Missouri state under heavy rain . We met some very nice guys at Pep boys Tulsa and they helped us finding a fuel pump . Now the new tires are shot because the alignment was bad . Need to rotate them...

Chris’s Checker Trip Acoss the US Day 2

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Oct 6, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Update from Chris Monier Day 2 “Another failure… the road trip in all its splendor!   But a thousand miles across new Mexico, Texas and we made it to Oklahoma.”   We had a chance to speak with Chris late last night. According to Chris he seems to be...