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Sorry about the incorrect Studebaker production figures.
Continental I-6 up to '65, then Chevrolet 230, 283 or 327; later still 250, 350, and 305 cid sixes and eights. Use the Checker Taxistand website...
It all depends on the year of Checker. Joe Pollard is another resource - he has the only all checker junk yard that I know of. I have struggled...
I would ask you to take the bone to a physician or a medically trained coroner to have it identified as human. We all deserve to have the manner...
This car is a Checker Marathon sedan with the usual huge legroom in back (as opposed to the obscene amount of legroom in the extended version)....
I am fixing up a '68 Checker Marathon and need some fabric to redo the seats and door panels. How does one go about finding original materials...
I've spoken to a fellow who does restoration/modification/moster truck builds as a vocation and he suggested either an entire chassis from a donor...
By my calculation, the larger piston has 14.7% more surface area. I suspect this might increase the likelihood of locking up the rear end in an...
Hello, I finally figured out how to upload pictures, and more will follow. Many lessons were learned in my frame off and I will share what wisdom...
Wecome aboard Mike, I am new and it feels awkward to welcome you when I am new. Those Ramblers were banned from drive ins due to seats that folded...
Dear Indianapolis, I am a Checkerhead too and I love the iodea of making the A12 into a gasser. You should check out the Checker Car Club of...
Calgary does have its rat race, rush hour, frightening nightly local newscasts and it is sprawling. No tailpipe emission testing is done in...
Beautiful machine! -Chris
Sorry, The number of threads is awesome, so I agree, asking about movies was likely to be repetitious. Still, they are fun. I guess you're not...
Greetings from the other side of the cordillera (Coastals, Purcells and Rockies). -Chris
My favorite hot rod movie is Two Lane Blacktop, circa 1970 - not a lot of words - just like me when driving my '66 Checker Marathon wagon with...
I used to bemoan that the term "airbag" in the rodding world was not referring to a safety device. Now I just pray everyone will install three...
As an unarmed Canadian who travels to car shows in the USA from time to time, I would definitely hide the bullet holes. I want any peace officer...
Welcome. I am reassured to see more people who know more than I do joining up. -Chris
Nice work. I can dream stuff up but the execution is another matter! -Chris
Een goude Dag verder! (or words to that effect) I was in Europe on army maneuvers decades ago but never did the NATO "March to Nijmegen". Rumor...
Hello from Canada, where we store our hot rods all winter but have to go to work to pay for them - i.e. no hibernation. I have much to learn as...
Thanks for the opinions. I won't tow often and I could use a dolly instead of a full trailer. I do have another car - a 1968 Checker Marathon...
I rebuilt an Olds 455 once - it had piston slap. It ran well - the tires did chirp on that '76 Delta 88. Once the motor was done, the...
I visited a local Hot Rod shop and heard some interesting suggestions: 1. put the old Checker body atop a used GMC truck (or other 119 inch...
I am not sure what the spindles are from - I understand the front suspension in 60s Checkers is 57 Ford. Checker built 5000 cars per year, so...
I am new to HAMB, so, set me straight if I am off the mark. I want a good daily driver from my 1966 Checker Marathon Wagon, but, being a Family...
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