checker had a wagon version back when they were still making passenger cars. i've always wanted one but never even seen one
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 4:34 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > My buddy in high school had a Checker cab his dad bought at a charity > auction for $500. It had been cleaned up and painted baby blue. He gave > everyone rides home in it, could get at least 8 or 10 kids in there with > the jump seats that folded down in the back. He drove it for a coupla > years then his sister got it and drove it through HS, I think it finally > just died and they got a new Toyota Celica, the first one. The guy had > told his dad it was "sporty" and could be driven hard. It was new one > summer when he came home from college, he thrashed the hell out of the > thing, being as it was "sporty" but it pretty much held up for a few years. > > --R > > > > On 8/30/13 4:21 PM, Michael Canfield wrote: > >> A twin turbo 1000hp 6bt with a triple overdrive for ridiculous low rpm >> highway cruising and 50mpg or better is what I had in mind......lol >> >> Would be near bulletproof, hot enough to smoke near anything off the line, >> efficient, etc........ >> >> Mike >> On Aug 30, 2013 2:24 PM, "Fmiser" <fmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Gary wrote: >>>>> >>>>> when i was a kid, i had an ownership interest in 2 vehicle: a >>>>> 1960 cadillac and a 70s checker cab. both were essentially >>>>> thrown away for being worthless >>>>> >>>> Alex wrote: >>>> >>>> Argh! I love Checkers. Haven't seen one in years. I'd like to >>>> get a nice well-preserved one and do nothing to it except >>>> replacing the engine with a crate small-block, then use it as a >>>> daily driver. >>>> >>> I'd put an OM617 turbo in it. _That_ would be special - and slow. >>> So maybe a 4BT - but that would be rough. >>> >>> Ahh. A 6BT - that's what a Checker needs! >>> >>> -- Philip >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.com* _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
