I tried to find a Checker when I was in high school, mainly for the interior size and significant number of bodies it could carry. I could never seem to find one when I was in the market, though.
My second choice was a beautiful 1965 Cadillac hearse that my buddy's dad (local funeral director) was selling for $500. As one might expect, it was low miles and absolutely pristine. Dad said there was "No way in hell you're parking a hearse in my driveway!!" So I ended up with a 1960 barn door VW van. "Der PartyVagon" was airbrushed on the sides in Gothic looking type courtesy of a female friend who came over to the house on a regular basis to use our air system to do airbrush work. The van, especially after Jackie's airbrush work (which was very nice, I thought) pissed the old man off even more. Not long before he died we were reminiscing about the cars we had around the house over the years and he confided to me that he wished I had gotten the hearse instead.... Dan On Aug 30, 2013, at 4:34 PM, Rich Thomas 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/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.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 >> > > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
