Checker Marathon
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The Checker Marathon is an automobile which was produced by the Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan, between 1960 and 1982. It was marketed as a passenger car for consumers, as opposed t
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The floor of a Checker dealership in Washington D.C., 1967
1971 Checker Marathon wagon
1972 Checker A12 Marathon sedan
Continental Motors Company
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Continental Motors Company was a major American manufacturer of internal combustion engines, best known as an independent supplier of engines for automobiles, tractors, and trucks, as well as for use
Checker Marathon
…Città del Vaticano - Vatican City) A12 Marathons were used to accommodate Pope Paul VI's entourage in motorcades. The engines used were originally Continental-built L-head inline-sixes (OHV units for the wagons), but these were exchanged for Chevrolet sixes and small-block V8s for the 1965 model year. These…
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A Continental engine in a 1948 Divco delivery truck