It’s been about a year since the Checker Cab Club expanded its place in the collector car hobby beyond just a Facebook group. This club has one single goal, to help Checker owners keep their Checkers on the road.
There are no goals to increase a club bank account. There are no specific goals to increase the value of Checkers, this group sees the Checker for what it was designed to be “a working man’s car”. Obscure, we as owners are often looked down upon by the other car collectors fans. Checkers as a whole are not fast, not pretty and dare we say not sexy. The Checker is an honest car and just the best darn taxi ever made.
Checkers owners represent a broad group of owners. They can be found in various socio economic groups: rich, middle class and poor. Despite the broad range, many Checker owners appear to be budget minded. For this reason, the Checker Cab Club has a strong desire to provide free services to the Checker owner
For the reasons above this club strives to get Checker content to owners for free. This past year investments were made to build the free Checker Cab Club archive library. A library that any Checker fan or automotive historian could have access to for free.
Creating a free archive or library is challenging, as other clubs have sought to charge access to Checker content. Additionally Checker vendors want to sell content. The majority of the content is largely in the public domain. Copyright material is also fair game as documents and copyrighted material in the archive section of the archive are retained under the rights granted by The US Copyright Act of 1976, used primarily for: research, teaching, library archiving as defined by the “Fair Use” doctrine.
1956 CCM Model A8 Parts Manual Currently being scanned
So what’s in the archive? Virtually every Checker manual ever produced. The majority of Checker brochures and various club newsletters. We are constantly expanding the archive and will continue to scan and load thousands of pages.
Documents recently loaded
The current archive is made of documents procured legally from Checker fans or other clubs, then they are loaded by our own group of volunteers. We are currently in the process of scanning more documents. Documents span a period of 1921 through 2015, al of the documents are in a PDF format and can be loaded with a simple file save command. Let’s take a look,
1962 was the biggest sales years for Checker, let’s take a look at a representative sample of archive documents currently available. Within the 1962 sections we have an extensive inventory of Service Bulletins, Parts Manuals and Brochures
Service Bulletins
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Body
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Brakes
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Chassis
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Cooling
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Decalmania
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Electrical
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Engines
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Fuel System
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Interchangabilt
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Introduction
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Lubrication
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Maintenance Engines
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Rear Axle
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Transmission
Checker Model A9 & A10 Service Bulletin 1962 Tune-up
Brochures
1962 Checker 40th Anniversary Brochure
1962 Checker 40th Anniversary Foldout Brochure
1962 Checker Feeling Guilty Flyer
1962 Checker Foldout Sales Binder-Inside bottom pocket 2
1962 Checker Foldout Sales Binder-Inside bottom pocket
1962 Checker Magazine Article Reprint Brochure
1962 Checker Settelen Basel Switzerland Brochure
1962 Checker Taxi Foldout Brochure
1962 Checker Town Custom Limo Brochure
Manuals
1962 Model A9 & A10 Automatic Transmission Manual Owners Manual
1965 was a transitionary year for Checker having moved away from Continental engines and switch over to General motors. The archive contains the transitionary manuals that cover 64-65-66.
1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronic (Aerobus 318 V-8)
1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (Aerobus 318 V-8)
1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (283 V-8)
1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (283 V-8)
1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics 230 6 Cyl
1965 Engine-Transmission – Engine Electronics (2306 Cyl)
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 2 Front Suspension
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 3 Rear Suspension
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 4 Rear Axle
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 5 Brakes
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 6 Hub, Drum and Wheel
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 7 Steering
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 8 Shift Selector And Steering Wheel
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 1 Transmission Standard
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 9 Cooling & Heating
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 11 Clutch
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 13 Propeller Shaft
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 14 Fuel System
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 15 Exhaust System
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 16 Electrical
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 26 Front Exterio
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 27 Side Exterior
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 28 Rear Exterior
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 29 Interior
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 30 Electrical
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group 32 Accessories
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group Group10 Engine
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Group 1 Frame
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Lubricatio
1965 Checker Model A11 A12 A11L A12L A12W Shop Manual Table Of Contents
1972 was another major years for CMC, new manuals were published to representing a period of new emission standards. The archive contains all the important documents.
Manual A11 & A12 Index
Manual A11 & A12 Group 1 Frame
Manual A11 & A12 Group 2 Front Suspension
Manual A11 & A12 Group 3 Rear Spring
Manual A11 & A12 Group 4 Rear Axle Assembly
Manual A11 & A12 Group 5 Brakes
Manual A11 & A12 Group 6 Hub Drum – Wheel
Manual A11 & A12 Group 7 Steering
Manual A11 & A12 Group 8 Shift Selector and Steering Wheel
Manual A11 & A12 Group 9 Cooling & Heating
Manual A11 & A12 Group 10 Engine
Manual A11 & A12 Group 11 Clutch011
Manual A11 & A12 Group 12 Transmission
Manual A11 & A12 Group 13 Propeller Shaft
Manual A11 & A12 Group 14 Fuel System
Manual A11 & A12 Group 15 Exhaust
Manual A11 & A12 Group 16 Electrical Chassis
Manual A11 & A12 Group 17 Oil Filter
Manual A11 & A12 Group 25 Body Framing and Mounting
Manual A11 & A12 Group 27 Side Exterior
Manual A11 & A12 Table of Contents
Manual A11 & A12 Group 32 Accessories
Manual A11 & A12 Group 28 Rear Exterior
Manual A11 & A12 Group 33 Tools
Manual A11 & A12 Group 29 Interior
Manual A11 & A12 Group 34 Weatherseal
Manual A11 & A12 Group 30 Electrical Body
Manual A11 & A12 Group 35 Decals & Paint
Manual A11 & A12 Group 31 Lock Package Body
1982, The last years for Checker production, perhaps the most important document is on file, the 1982 Crossover Manual is available. Every major Checker part is listed along with the corresponding third party manufacturers numbers from companies like: Timken, Spicer or Delco.
XREF Cross Reference Parts Listings
Newsletters, we have the most comprehensive library. Our archive not only includes our own Facebook Checker Cab Newsletters but also the Checker Car Club of American 1984-2015, the old Big Apple club and Andy Taylors Midwest Checker newsletters.
Summary, its free and informative, check out the Checker Club Archive by clicking on this link www.checkercabclub.org
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