Greg Myers Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Yeah, I know, they're diecast out there. We're talkin' plastic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Right up their alley. They would sell as good as a Hudson or better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_G Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd like to see the 8-door "airporter" version myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 My uncle had one! Got it after his '67 or '68 Plymouth crapped out its sixth or seventh rear end in as many months. His was dark (solid) green with a 327 Chevy engine. I think they kept that thing 20 or 25 years and rolled the odometer at least once, maybe twice. Never seen a car (not a limo) with as much rear seat legroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnU Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'd love to get a kit of this! Scoured eBay looking for one but the die cast ones are going for stupid money I don't want to spend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Only if they want to sell as few kits as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Right up their alley. They would sell as good as a Hudson or better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 they should; their kits set the bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 So ... How many variations of a Checker Marathon can you name? Cab, airport limo, ... Yeah, I don't see that as being viable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w451973 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Interesting subject but doubt it would sell very well. Growing up in Detroit, I rode in several of these when I was a kid. They were huge inside and rode rather well considering they were built heavy duty to last a long time. But that little jump seat sucked to set in. Edited September 21, 2014 by w451973 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) I'm down for one if can be built as a Marathon, the none taxi version. Not a lot of difference between a Checker taxi model and a Checker Marathon. Slightly better trim, and taxi meter or roof light, are the main difference. And yes, I too think it would sell well. And it would be nice if Moebius did it. Scott P.S. Prefer the chrome bumper version, over the later battering ram bumper style. Edited September 21, 2014 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I don't see Moebius doing the Checker because their MO is kitting cars that they can get multiple stock and race versions from. There are more than six variations of the Hudson for instance. Checker has no race history! I had the R&R resin Checker, and there are a few diecast but the best one out there was the Danbury Mint (or was it Franklin?) one. Same situation as the Divco milk truck. Once I saw how well Danbury executed it, I knew I wasn't doing anywhere near it with the Ron Cash resin body, so I ditched that and got myself one of the diecast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Don't you love how elegantly Checker designed that 5MPH bumper and integrated it into the design? What did they spend on that? 20 bucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 How many '60s-'70s TV shows substituted a Checker when they needed a Soviet limo or somesuch. Virtually defined "utilitarian". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbben Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I'll take a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Because the site had neked ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 I would think they have more draw than most people think. Yes they are limited with versions to rebox but they could do the wagon and the two different versions of this car. One has a longer rear door than the other . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Did Checker buy up Studebaker's wheelcover dies? They look like the fullsize ones from early '60s Larks. I wonder if a good curbside snap kit would be a better way to go with Checker. (A little less money to tool up?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High octane Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 The Checker would be an interesting subject as they had hundreds of them in use in Chicago at one time. But how well they would sell is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Morgan Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 I'd like to see it and think it would sell well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Anderson Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 The Checker would be an interesting subject as they had hundreds of them in use in Chicago at one time. But how well they would sell is beyond me. That's the $64 thousand dollar question that has to be answered with just about every proposed model car kit, and pretty much always has. Aside from the Checker Taxicab chain, some Yellow Cabs, perhaps smaller independent cab companies, along with a handful of TV/Movie prop Checkers, what else besides perhaps a privately owned passenger car (I remember a couple of eccentric University professors here who bought Checkers, based on their legendary "durability") what else can be built OOB from a Checker plastic model car kit? Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Wann Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 (edited) That's the $64 thousand dollar question that has to be answered with just about every proposed model car kit, and pretty much always has. Aside from the Checker Taxicab chain, some Yellow Cabs, perhaps smaller independent cab companies, along with a handful of TV/Movie prop Checkers, what else besides perhaps a privately owned passenger car (I remember a couple of eccentric University professors here who bought Checkers, based on their legendary "durability") what else can be built OOB from a Checker plastic model car kit? Art Art, I remember when I worked at Purdue there was a female professor that drove a checker. I was recently in your area. The RC Hobbies plus shop is a really nice store. Edited September 22, 2014 by Greg Wann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 A Taxi tv show branding opportunity, though I don't think it would be a big seller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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