Now available at our Dallas- Showroom location is this unique and
rare 1970 Checker Marathon-Medicar! The Checker Marathon is an
automobile produced by the Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo,
Michigan, between 1961 and 1982. It was marketed as a passenger car
for consumers, as opposed to the similar Taxi, which was aimed at
fleet buyers. Marathons were produced in both four-door sedan and
four-door station wagon forms, and the rare eight-door, 12-seater
"Aerobus" wagon. Except for United States government-mandated 5 mph
bumpers in 1974 and ongoing mechanical changes, the Marathon
remained virtually unchanged during its 21-year production run.
However, Checker did comply with all safety and emissions
requirements while in production. The final Marathon was
manufactured in 1982, when Checker exited the automobile
manufacturing business. The company continued operations for an
additional 27 years producing body stampings for General Motors,
Ford, and Chrysler, until January 2009, when it entered bankruptcy
liquidation as a result of the downturn in the USA auto industry.
In 1969 Checker introduced the Medicar, a special version of the
Marathon designed to transport handicapped and non-ambulatory
passengers. Built on a 129-inch wheel base chassis, the Medicar was
designed to provide maximum comfort, safety and protection for up
to three in-transit non-ambulatory persons. With a raised roof, 54
inches of interior height, and the standard Checker Marathon flat
floor, the Medicar was ideal wheelchair-bound passengers, but could
be converted to a six-passenger limousine in minutes. A Nebraska
traveling doctor traveling from town to town providing medical
services to needy patients originally purchased this Medicar. A
custom restoration and transformation turned this Medicar into a
fantastic daily driver with all the amenities one would wish for in
a classic limousine. ASI Interiors, made famous by the show "Fast &
Loud" along with Versace inlaid door panels crafted this black
ostrich leather interior with red piping; make this Medicar a one
of a kind! The industrial strength of heavy-duty shocks,
transmission, and engine with a hand-crafted Birdseye Maple dash,
make this Medicar an automobile lover's dream. With chrome grill
and bumpers, light bezels, slick black paint, Audiobahn stero
system and Ostrich Bar. To view this 1970 Checkers Marathon-Medicar
in greater detail, including over 100 HD pictures and an HD video,
visit www.GatewayClassicCars.com or our Dallas showroom located in
Grapevine, TX. For more information, please call 817-310-9400 or
email
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