The Checker Taxi Stand

A9 · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 12:22 pm Post subject: Finland A2's?

Can anyone tell us more about these Finland A2?

http://www.kolumbus.fi/tmi.sami.lassila/A2/photos/A2_3.html

[img:1a02b81072]http://www.kolumbus.fi/tmi.sami.lassila/A2/photos/A2_3.jpg[/img:1a02b81072]

These made it into Hemming Motor News Classic Car Magazine, whats the real story behind them?

SamiL · Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 11:42 pm Post subject: Finnish A-2's

I might, because I am the one who took those pictures Wink

Sami Lassila
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A9 · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject:

And they are fantastic pictures!!!! I am still amazed every time I look at them. Sami, do you want to provide the link to your pictures?
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A9 · Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 9:12 pm Post subject:

Sami, since you are the only person we know that has actually seen the vehicles, photographed them and talked to the owner, can you share any insight into their history.....how did they all get to Finland?

Joe
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SamiL · Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:04 pm Post subject: A2 pictures

I posted the pictures at
http://www.samilassila.myphotoalbum.com/

There are also a pictures of my Marathon and the A2 my dad had from 1956 to 1963.
I will tell more about Checker history in Finland a little later on when I have more time.

Sami L
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A9 · Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:17 pm Post subject:

Sami, didn't know you were the source of that picture. Are you one of the little boys?

[img:b063d8f05e]http://images.myphotoalbum.com/s/sa/sam/sami/samil/samilassila/albums/album01/checker1.jpg[/img:b063d8f05e]
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SamiL · Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 1:25 pm Post subject: Kids in front of Checker

Yes, I am the smallest one. The two others are my cousins. You can tell the picture was taken in Sweden because the car is parked on the LEFT shoulder of the road. Sweden had left-hand side traffic back then.
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