Chevrolet Malibu “Iraqi Taxi”Since we’re on the subject of Iraq, we can’t neglect the Malibu “Iraqi Taxi”. I’ve never encountered one, and there’s no posting of one at the Cohort, so we’ll have to ask for a google lifeline. Not that they’re anything special to look at, at least from the outside. This one is courtesy of gbodyforum. But the story behind them is worth retelling. In 1. 98. 1, Saddam Hussein’s government placed an order for 2. Malibus with GM of Canada, to be used primarily as taxi cabs. And curiously, they insisted on a three- speed manual, with a floor shifter, as well as air conditioning, HD cooling, AM/FM/cassette decks, front bench seats, 2. I kid). I do suspect that a heavy duty suspension was also in the package to deal with the rough roads. The only shot of one in Iraq is this one, from what appears to be an Iraqi movie or tv show, but I make no guarantees. The Malibu’s stock baby moon hub caps have been replaced here by what looks like wire wheel covers. Only about half of the order was ever shipped, as Iraq suddenly cancelled the order in 1. Some excuses were given, including that drivers were having a hard time shifting the Saginaw three- speed.
Apparently that wasn’t all just BS, as GMCL techs did identify and rectify (in Iraq) a problem with the clutch release. A fair number are still around, and often referred to as an “Iraqibu”. Local Transport on the Mornington Peninsula. Travel & Information website for the fabulous Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia - loads of information, plenty of. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. With Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffr. Stories about three very different women and the men they. Wallace Ford, Actor: Freaks. A stocky, friendly-faced character actor, Ford was born Samuel Jones in England and his childhood rivaled the brutality that Charles.
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