Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.comp.os.windows-11 Subject: Re: Cars, engines... Date: 14 Dec 2025 09:12:16 GMT Lines: 20 Message-ID: References: <10guib0$1ai5r$1@dont-email.me> <10h15ek$2cgcb$1@dont-email.me> <10h6jb8$5cd2$1@dont-email.me> <51ahjklsu5lfhmac7rm518jqgb7g2h2n5c@4ax.com> <10hbi4e$1di3b$12@dont-email.me> <10hgubc$2r3rh$12@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net l/X8dNtQ0n8w8/zLykKBkA1CGnjcuBbvUIcfJlg3hbt35WOUuO Cancel-Lock: sha1:IUlx3kFCzh4B25aeJaCmvSo0KDs= sha256:EJsjuama908mCITQU4CRAcV4Onlhi6ysZxxZEBCQ1oo= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:79061 alt.comp.os.windows-11:28396 On Sat, 13 Dec 2025 23:46:09 -0500, c186282 wrote: > Checkers ... I think at SOME point they actually made their own > engines. https://www.makesthatdidntmakeit.com/checker I think they used Buda engines prior to the deal with Cord and the switch to Lycomings. Then they went to Continentals until the switch to GM engines in the early '60s. There was a good deal of specialization. Even in the '50 and '60s if you looked at the sill of a Chevrolet there was a little tag that said 'Body by Fisher'. Fisher built bodies for other companies too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Allant%C3%A9 For its time it was a sharp looking ride that you would never guess was a Cadillac. If you find one with a good body, ditch the Northstar engine, and you'll have a good car.