The Checker Video With Some Interruptions

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 20, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Over that last couple of weeks the ICTA has been actively loading many of the “live” broadcasts that we have produced using the Live Facebook Video function.   This short video is interesting,  let’s just say, it did not go as planned. Just to set the stage, this was...

You Got Your Paper Newsletter, Now What?

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 17, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

You waited months and you finally got your paper Newsletter in the mail.  You sit down in your easy chair, turn on the reading lamp and sit down for a great read.   Ten minutes later, you’re done, two articles, classified ads for cars sold months ago, and a lot of...

The Real Racing Checker…….More Than The Simple Drag

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 17, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

ICTA Member Richard Von Sneidern and his spectacular Checker race car.  Enough said.  Film By Auto Journalist Phil “Murilee Martin” Greden...

The ICTA’s Union, Illinois Checker Cab event of 2018

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

The Internet Checker Cab Archive (ICTA) 2017 Checker Cab event held at the Union, Illinois Rail Museum. Checker Cabs and their owners.  A big thank you to Ben Merkel, Pete Talanca, Daniel Smith, Emerson & Rachel Zentz, Tim & Zandra Bowers, Matt Thomas, AJ...

Checker Chevy Trailblazer Inline 6 Engine Swap on Youtube

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

Over the next couple of weeks, we plan on following the progress of the YouTube car guys “Fuel Injection Sucks”.  They have an interesting project going, they have purchased 1967 Checker Marathon, removed the factory 283 V8, and is swapping in a Chevrolet...

Checker Cabs At Das Awkscht Fescht Event of 2017

by Checker_Taxi_Stand | Feb 12, 2019 | Blog, The Checker Taxi Stand

35 minute video of the Das Awkscht event in Macungie, PA in 2017.  Thanks to Bruce Uhrich, Bert Beebe, Christian Hutter, Michael Pincus and Ed Fox for your participation in the making of this...