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Detroit, 9:01 AM
Wed Dec 9
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08:54 AM
$11k is too much. It needs to have a story about how the cabby would always get the call when Frank Sinatra was touring through town, and would pick him up and drive him around for a day.
Gimme that pipe, I've got to warm up the stale air in my lungs.
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08:22 AM
Minor correction: This is a standard wheelbase A12 giving it a 120 inch wheelbase. The A12E had the 129 inch wheelbase and a fold out bench instead of the individual jumpseats (mentioned in the ad, but not pictured).
There are some Checker purists that would deride the conversion of a civilian Marathon into a faux cab, but I'm not one of them. Cliche though it may be, a Checker should look like a taxi.
Prices have been going up on nice Checkers over the past few years, and this one at $11k would seem a bit behind the curve.
If there is any doubt as to whether this is a nice price, check the classifieds on checkertaxistand.com, and it will make it clear that this is well into nice price territory.
Now I can't wait to get home and work on my Marathon PCH. Thanks, Graverobber.
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08:05 AM
It is the one car that has survived to become its own parade float.
Are you kidding? I'm drivin' here! Nice price.
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07:57 AM
Why they stopped building these I haven't the faintest idea whatsoever.
08:07 AM
Maybe they should've charged more for the fenders.
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Fucking beer keg gas tank?
I did LOL at the "L20 four banger sticks out of the engine bay like Betty Paige at a Promise Keepers retreat" line... priceless!
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