[Checker-l] Re: Question of the Quarter

[James Alley]

   Samuel: there you go playing the reality card. Ha!
Well cars are dreams for us some days. When they don't
break down anyway. On those good days, I still like to
think we'll be driving these Checkers when we're 90. 
   I'm 52 and have a only child-son is 5, and I've
already started loking for a Checker Wagon for him. My
plan is for a small v-6 with electronic shift
transmission. Maybe a drive train from an '02 Camaro.
They had rear wheel drive 3.8 liter (not the old Chevy
229, but the Buick 231) and with a retro fit wiring
harness from "Painless Performance" I'll bet you could
break 30 mpg on the highway. Specially with a worked
over computer. Oh yeah, and the Dana 3.07 rear end.  
AND! I was in Hancock Fabrics yesterday, and saw some
extremely cool retro material, very heavy-would make
great interior. Hell man maybe the wife will get in on
the fun.   
   Here in Texas cars 30 yrs old or more are not
subject to emission standards so you can jack the
timing program around anyway you want. WOW! Did 
I say cars are for dreamin'. There I go again.
   This weekend I'm putting in a new transmission I
bought on ebay. It's supposed to be able to handle 300
HP, so my 350 2bbl probably wont overload it, even
pulling my travel trailer. 
     
   Oh yeah, maybe Checker could make a come back like
the "New Beetle" and the "New Mini". Kind of upscale
with less rattles, squeeks, and NO RUST......Nah.

James Alley
1973 Checker A-12





--- Samuel Galano <samuel.galano at gmail.com> wrote:

> Joe: I hate to be the voice of doom, but if you look
> at what consumer
> reports published today about American auto
> manufacturers, it was more or
> less a death nell for them. The world is changing
> too fast for us
> Checkerheads to keep up. I give it another 5 years
> before we have to have a
> permit to take our Checkers out on the road.
> Personally, I've
> always minimized my gasoline consumption (although
> I'd like to do better)
> but I'm afraid it's too little too late. American
> manufacturers should have
> stepped up to the plate 30 years ago and given
> everyone the chance to change
> our dependency on oil, but they didn't and the
> reserves are dwindling and
> there's really nothing that will turn back the
> clock. With Asia now becoming
> a growing automobile market, the Pandora's box has
> been opened. If a Checker
> can be designed that can compete with the Toyota
> Prius, then maybe we have
> something to look forward to. Sorry I'm so jaded,
> but I have to limit the
> amount of news that I read or watch just to keep
> from going to the doctor
> for happy pills. Samuel
> 
> On 3/2/06, Joe Fay <jfay at checkercarclub.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Should Checker start building cars again.  Should
> it look like the
> > Checker we all know and love?
> >
> > Joe Fay
> > President
> > Checker Car Club of America
> > http://www.checkercarclub.org/
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