Category:Checker Transit Buses

In 1948 Checker started producing bus chassis for Transit Buses Inc. powered by a transverse-mounted Continental Red-Seal engine. Over 500 were built during 1948 and 1949, 300 of which were purchased by the City of Detroit. Sales of the new vehicles were far-below Transit Buses expectations so they sold the entire operation to Checker early in 1950. Checker introduced their Series E Buses in the summer of 1951. All bus production ended in September 1953. Abstracted from Checker Cab Mfg. Co. in Coachbuilt accessed January 29, 2019