Dropping off the 1982 Checker Marathon - a cautionary tale

Описание: This is the dropping off of my Checker Marathon at a friend's place, after it was disassembled by a very incompetent "Mechanic", and the beginning of a sad chapter in the life of this car. Let this be a cautionary tale. Because the car was not at my own place of residence, it took a back seat in terms of attention and resources. I had allowed someone to work on it to only replace the leaking rear main seal, and he ended up removing the entire engine and all front end parts, which was a disaster for me. Parts were scattered on the floor of his shop, and while removing the vehicle from his place I had to gather up whatever I could, not even knowing what parts were missing. I was quite depressed about my dream car, and ended up buying another Checker of similar vintage, to use for my proposed tour company. However, that business failed to launch, and I ended up selling both cars to a couple of young gents who were keen on the model.

Very fortunately the car was rescued by the new buyer, brought back to life through great effort, and now has a renewed lease on life, despite narrowly escaping a mouldering death. It was a great relief to not only see the vehicle back on the road, but to be able to drive it again. The Checker, now known as "Charlie" has made the trip all the way across Canada to Nova Scotia, as well as countless thousands of kilometres on other trips and adventures.