Steve Your posting brought back a fond memory. I grew up in southern California. One of my surfing buddies had a Checker Marathon "taxi" which we took on surf trips up and down the California coast and into Mexico in the 1970s. What a rig! The leg and head room in the back seat was obscene.
Gary Meyers Kirkland > Wow. > > This thread has been a good opportunity to wax nostalgic just a little. > Its long gone, but I had an early '60s Checker Marathon (was a Portland > taxi) that made a great fishing car. > > The speedometer/odometer never did work, but I would guess the mileage > could be stated as "X round trips to the moon." > > It had a Detroit "pass anything but a gas pump" engine and 15" wheels > and plenty of ground clearance. For fishing it had plenty of room for > assembled rods. It could sleep 5, laying crosswise on the seats with 2 > on the rear floor (the drive shaft hump was almost non-existent). > Everything was vinyl and you could wash it with a hose and sweep it out > with a kitchen broom. You could stand up enough to put on or take off > waders and other gear. > > As my memory fades, I keep wondering why I ever got rid of it. > > I remember when I was a kid and looking for my first car in the > classified. One said, "Great fishing car - if you live by the lake." > > Tight lines, > > Steve > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Leland Miyawaki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:13 PM >> To: Waflyfishers >> Subject: Re: Fishing Vehicles >> >> >> I believe I win the mileage trophy. My '87 Blazer S-10 has 366,048 >> miles on it. I'm afraid to say anything for fear of jinxing it. >> >> Leland. >> >> > >
