Chuck Pierpont Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 Anyone know what steering columns Checker used in 1966 for it's marathon cabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checker Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Chuck, my 1958 Checker is Studebaker and my 1972 is a stock GM Saginaw. 1966 I'm unsure but what part are you looking for? I can ask around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 The AACA Magazine had a feature about a Checker in last months issue. It gave a couple of names that you might be able to contact with your question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCHansen1 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I have a friend here in Kalamazoo who worked in the Checker plant for decades, and is one of our local Checker historians. I'll drop him a note and see if he knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCHansen1 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Straight from the guy who built them... Checkers used a Studebaker column in 1966. They switched to AMC non-locking columns from ’67 to ’69, and from ’69 to ’82 they used GM anti-theft locking columns. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checker Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 19 minutes ago, JCHansen1 said: Straight from the guy who built them... Checkers used a Studebaker column in 1966. They switched to AMC non-locking columns from ’67 to ’69, and from ’69 to ’82 they used GM anti-theft locking columns. Hope that helps. That lines up well with what I thought. What's the former Checker employees name? I know a few of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCHansen1 Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Straight from the guy who built them... Checkers used a Studebaker column in 1966. They switched to AMC non-locking columns from ’67 to ’69, and from ’69 to ’82 they used GM anti-theft locking columns. Hope that helps. His name is Jim Garrison, we are in the Kalamazoo Antique Auto Restorers Club together and I always enjoy talking Checkers with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checker Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Just now, JCHansen1 said: Straight from the guy who built them... Checkers used a Studebaker column in 1966. They switched to AMC non-locking columns from ’67 to ’69, and from ’69 to ’82 they used GM anti-theft locking columns. Hope that helps. His name is Jim Garrison, we are in the Kalamazoo Antique Auto Restorers Club together and I always enjoy talking Checkers with him. I know Jim well. He liked my Facebook post earlier today on the Barrett Jackson Auction, where I will soon post some AACA cars that where there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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