It’s been about a year since the Internet Checker Taxicab Archive expanded its place in the collector car hobby beyond just a Facebook group. This club has one single goal, to help Checker owners keep their Checkers on the road.

There are no goals to increase a club bank account. There are no specific goals to increase the value of Checkers, this group sees the Checker for what it was designed to be “a working man’s car”. Obscure, we as owners are often looked down upon by the other car collectors fans. Checkers as a whole are not fast, not pretty and dare we say not sexy. The Checker is an honest car and just the best darn taxi ever made.

Checkers owners represent a broad group of owners. They can be found in various socio economic groups: rich, middle class and poor. Despite the broad range, many Checker owners appear to be budget minded. For this reason, the Internet Checker Taxicab Archive has a strong desire to provide free services to the Checker owner

For the reasons above this club strives to get Checker content to owners for free. This past year investments were made to build the free Internet Checker Taxicab Archive library. A library that any Checker fan or automotive historian could have access to for free.

Creating a free archive or library is challenging, as other clubs have sought to charge access to Checker content. Additionally Checker vendors want to sell content. The majority of the content is largely in the public domain. Copyright material is also fair game as documents and copyrighted material in the archive section of the archive are retained under the rights granted by The US Copyright Act of 1976, used primarily for: research, teaching, library archiving as defined by the “Fair Use” doctrine.

So what’s in the archive? Virtually every Checker manual ever produced. The majority of Checker brochures and various club newsletters. We are constantly expanding the archive and will continue to scan and load thousands of pages.

 

 

The current archive is made of documents procured legally from Checker fans or other clubs,  then they are  loaded by our own group of volunteers. We are currently in the process of scanning more documents.  Documents span a period of 1921 through 2015, al of the documents are in a PDF format and can be loaded with a simple file save command. Let’s take a look,

1962 was the biggest sales years for Checker, let’s take a look at a representative sample of archive documents currently available. Within the 1962 sections we have an extensive inventory of Service Bulletins, Parts Manuals and Brochures

Service Bulletins

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Body

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Brakes

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Chassis

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Cooling

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Decalmania

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Electrical

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Engines

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Fuel System

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Interchangabilt

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Introduction

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Lubrication

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Maintenance Engines

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Rear Axle

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Transmission

Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Tune-up

Brochures

1962 Checker 40th Anniversary Brochure

1962 Checker 40th Anniversary Foldout Brochure

1962 Checker Feeling Guilty Flyer

1962 Checker Foldout Sales Binder-Inside bottom pocket 2

1962 Checker Foldout Sales Binder-Inside bottom pocket

1962 Checker Magazine Article Reprint Brochure

1962 Checker Settelen Basel Switzerland Brochure

1962 Checker Taxi Foldout Brochure

1962 Checker Town Custom Limo Brochure

Manuals

1962 Model A9 & A10 Automatic Transmission Manual Owners Manual

 

1965 was a transitionary year for Checker having moved away from Continental engines and switch over to General motors. The archive contains the transitionary manuals that cover 64-65-66.

1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronic (Aerobus 318 V-8)

1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (Aerobus 318 V-8)

1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (283 V-8)

1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (283 V-8)

1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics 230 6 Cyl

1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (2306 Cyl)

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 2 Front Suspension

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 3 Rear Suspension

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 4 Rear Axle

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 5 Brakes

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 6 Hub, Drum and Wheel

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 7 Steering

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 8 Shift Selector And Steering Wheel

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 1 Transmission Standard

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 9 Cooling & Heating

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 11 Clutch

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 13 Propeller Shaft

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 14 Fuel System

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 15 Exhaust System

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 16 Electrical

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 26 Front Exterio

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 27 Side Exterior

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 28 Rear Exterior

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 29 Interior

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 30 Electrical

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 32 Accessories

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group10 Engine

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 1 Frame

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Lubricatio

1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Table Of Contents

 

1972 was another major years for CMC, new manuals were published to representing a period of new emission standards. The archive contains all the important documents.

 

Manual A11 & A12 Index

Manual A11 & A12 Group 1 Frame

Manual A11 & A12 Group 2 Front Suspension

Manual A11 & A12 Group 3 Rear Spring

Manual A11 & A12 Group 4 Rear Axle Assembly

Manual A11 & A12 Group 5 Brakes

Manual A11 & A12 Group 6 Hub Drum – Wheel

Manual A11 & A12 Group 7 Steering

Manual A11 & A12 Group 8 Shift Selector and Steering Wheel

Manual A11 & A12 Group 9 Cooling & Heating

Manual A11 & A12 Group 10 Engine

Manual A11 & A12 Group 11 Clutch011

Manual A11 & A12 Group 12 Transmission

Manual A11 & A12 Group 13 Propeller Shaft

Manual A11 & A12 Group 14 Fuel System

Manual A11 & A12 Group 15 Exhaust

Manual A11 & A12 Group 16 Electrical Chassis

Manual A11 & A12 Group 17 Oil Filter

Manual A11 & A12 Group 25 Body Framing and Mounting

Manual A11 & A12 Group 27 Side Exterior

Manual A11 & A12 Table of Contents

Manual A11 & A12 Group 32 Accessories

Manual A11 & A12 Group 28 Rear Exterior

Manual A11 & A12 Group 33 Tools

Manual A11 & A12 Group 29 Interior

Manual A11 & A12 Group 34 Weatherseal

Manual A11 & A12 Group 30 Electrical Body

Manual A11 & A12 Group 35 Decals & Paint

Manual A11 & A12 Group 31 Lock Package Body

 

1982, The last years for Checker production, perhaps the most important document is on file, the 1982 Crossover Manual is available. Every major Checker part is listed along with the corresponding third party manufacturers numbers from companies like: Timken, Spicer or Delco.

XREF Cross Reference Parts Listings

Newsletters, we have the most comprehensive library.  Our archive not only includes our own Facebook Checker Cab Newsletters but also the Checker Car Club of American  1984-2015, the old Big Apple club and Andy Taylors Midwest Checker newsletters.

 

 

Summary, its free and informative, check out the Checker Club Archive by clicking on this link www.checkercabclub.org