Or could we get a good deal on a fleet & "FLOOD" NHRA & IHRA with Checkers in Stock/Super Stock?
Adger Smith |
At one point, a long time ago (1963, maybe?) I read a road test in a magazine in which they tested a Checker Marathon which had a 283 2bbl (dunno if they ever came with a 4bbl; why would they?) and a THREE-SPEED Borg Warner tranny,
I remember thinking at the time (this was before you could get a decent hi-stall converter for a 'glide), why doesn't somebody run one of these cars in Stock Eliminator? The transmission would have been a huge advantage over a stock-stall 'glide. The Checker Marathons were available to consumers for daily-driver transportation, so maybe a 4bbl WAS available. Dunno if they were in the Classification Guide back then, Probably not... Bill |
In 1969 the Checker Marathon had as an optional engine the Chevrolet 300 HP 327 !
And in 1971 had the Chev 245 HP 350 CI with a Rochester 4 bbl. And in 1975 had as an option the Chev 145 HP 350 CI with the Rochester 4 bbl.... They were built into the 80' but my book oonly goes to 1975. Info comes from the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975 given to me by a good friend from Arkansas ! THANKS.... |
The 1971 Checker with the 245 HP 350 CI engine and Shipping Weight of 3,800 pounds should fall right into P- Stock !!!!
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The 265 is the baby lt-1...Its actually not a bad combo...There is a guy running in GT/MA with it in a grand-am...Can think of his name. The motor is a short stroke, smaller headed LT-1...Could be an interesting project in a caprice wagon!
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New york has a bazillion Crown vic's, and they want to go eco friendly! Ok, load your family of four and luggage from a two week vacation into a prius (one of the cars OK'd) and we'll see how you make out!
Just another kick square in the nuts for detroit. The approved cars are a couple of toyota's and a honda, and a couple hybrid suv's including the escape. When foreign content is mandated, there's a problem, a very big problem. Am I bitter? DAMN RIGHT!!! Nitrous is like an old man with viagra, as soon as the bottles empty, your all done! |
Oh, and Mike, the guy who designed the Tucker was...Preston Tucker.
Nitrous is like an old man with viagra, as soon as the bottles empty, your all done! |
Ron Roddel runs this combination with the little black Grand Am.
It is probably the fastest GT/MA in the country on any given day. It went 1.13 under this past weekend at our S/SS race in not real stellar air and I'm willing to bet it could have gone faster. |
That's a combo that needs some Hp adjustment! hehehehehe
See ya at BIR! See ya in Staging! |
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Checker had earlier hired Ray Dietrich way from Chrysler. They created the Tucker look. I believe Tucker was an engineer but maybe not a design engineer. Oh, and they say Dietrich would not take credit/responsibility for the ugly front end of the Checker. And yes, I did go look up the names just now as I wrote everything I remembered about the Checker yesterday. [:-sunglasses-:] The Checker motor Co was a very interesting Co. though, more than just ugly cabs. If you like automotive history it's worth learning a bit about. Just like the Tucker, great story, and the Big Three tried to squash both of em. Mike ( madness & ) Mayhem |
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