Great video on the Checker. I had the pleasure of working for my father-in- law after he purchased Texas Checker Sales & Service, Fort Worth TX. We had the opportunity to go to the Checker plant In Kalamazoo in 1980 during a maintenance conference great tour.
In the first segment inside the museum I was hoping you would tell the history of, and show off the great features of the A-11 the way you did for the earlier models. But that's okay. I enjoyed this very much. I'm a big fan of Checker Marathons and taxis. Thanks.
It's sad that so few of the early Checkers still remain, most were junked after long, hard lives as taxicabs on rough city streets . Virtually no more than a handful of pre-1960 Checkers are still around
That Lycoming straight eight was the same engine as Auburn used correct? Obviously Checker never had the supercharger option but, still that would have been a heck of an engine for a livery vehicle where flathead six engines were most common.
Graduated from engine development corps. We were taught that checker motors developed the first ....Valve in head-cylinder head. And that they didnt protect their design / patent.. It was stolen by chrysler and GM. Which is why Chrysler and Gm small blocks used the same head and intake / exhaust gaskets.
My first car in high school was a 78 checker marathon retired DesMoines Iowa city fleet. Paid 750 dollars for it in 1982. Wish I knew back then what I know now. But because I was young dumb and stupid I beat the crap out of it. If I could find another one I would cherish it.
I watched the video while only wearing my right earbud. It took me a few minutes to realize that there's actually someone talking on the left audio channel.
Thank you for making this! We just bought a 1976 Checker marathon and are trying to learn as much as we can.
Great video on the Checker. I had the pleasure of working for my father-in- law after he purchased Texas Checker Sales & Service, Fort Worth TX. We had the opportunity to go to the Checker plant In Kalamazoo in 1980 during a maintenance conference great tour.
In the first segment inside the museum I was hoping you would tell the history of, and show off the great features of the A-11 the way you did for the earlier models. But that's okay. I enjoyed this very much. I'm a big fan of Checker Marathons and taxis. Thanks.
Thanks for posting. I drove these vehicles for Yellow Cab in Columbus, Ohio in the 70's. They were a
joy to operate.
It's sad that so few of the early Checkers still remain, most were junked after long, hard lives as taxicabs on rough city streets . Virtually no more than a handful of pre-1960 Checkers are still around
That Lycoming straight eight was the same engine as Auburn used correct? Obviously Checker never had the supercharger option but, still that would have been a heck of an engine for a livery vehicle where flathead six engines were most common.
Graduated from engine development corps. We were taught that checker motors developed the first ....Valve in head-cylinder head. And that they didnt protect their design / patent.. It was stolen by chrysler and GM. Which is why Chrysler and Gm small blocks used the same head and intake / exhaust gaskets.
Not necessarily. Chevrolet and Buick used the valve in head design years before Morris Markin started Checker production in the early 1920s.
The Gilmore Museum is one of the finest of it's kind.
My first car in high school was a 78 checker marathon retired DesMoines Iowa city fleet. Paid 750 dollars for it in 1982. Wish I knew back then what I know now. But because I was young dumb and stupid I beat the crap out of it. If I could find another one I would cherish it.
Did it have a 350ci Chevrolet V8 or was it a 305? TH400 correct?
@@hendo337 it had a 258 in line 6
Background music is way to loud!!!
Here's a good idea, how about you don't drowned out the guy talking with "background" music. Can hardly hear the guy trying to talk.
I watched the video while only wearing my right earbud. It took me a few minutes to realize that there's actually someone talking on the left audio channel.