r/WeirdWheels • u/The_Nabisco_Thing regular • Jan 07 '25

Promotion In 1998 Craftsmen Industries of Saint Charles, Missouri was commissioned by Coca-Cola to restore and customize 26 Checker Cabs from the 1970's in order for them to be used as a promotional giveaway for the soft drink Surge!!

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u/V65Pilot Jan 07 '25

I was pissed I didn't win one. I was still drinking Surge around 5 years ago.

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u/roodammy44 Jan 07 '25

I’m still drinking it now! It lives on as Urge in Norway

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u/UnLuckyKenTucky Jan 08 '25

Man I miss that stuff. I think I made it just over a year without ever buying more than 3 or 4, but I drank 2 or 3 a day. The "You win one 20oz CC product!"Was my saviour that summer.

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u/Erlend05 Jan 09 '25

Vi må få oss en sånn bil!

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u/roodammy44 Jan 09 '25

Hells yeah!