Taxi Cabs From Around the World (Part 3)

34. Lada (Turkmenistan)

35. Honda (Seychelles)

36. VW (Poland)

37. Mercedes (Paraguay)

38. Nissan (Malta)

39. Mercedes (Luxembourg)

40. Fiat (Italy)

41. Mercedes (Denmark)

42. Volga (Czech Republic)

43. Mercedes (Cyprus)

44. Peugeot (Chad)

45. BYD (Cambodia) (courtesy Lukas)

46. Toyota (Bolivia)

47. Volga (Belarus)

48. Mercedes (Austria)

49. Toyota (Angola)

Tally:
Buick: 1
BYD: 1
Fiat: 1
Ford: 1
GAZ: 1
Honda: 1
Lada: 3
Mercedes: 14
Nissan: 1
Paykan: 1
Peugeot: 11
Renault: 1
Toyota: 4
Volga: 3
VW: 5

CKY

2009 Concorso Italiano Will Not Be At Airport

Next to the introduction of the New Coke in 1985, moving the Concorso Italiano from a plush golf course to a hot, windy airport tarmac may be the biggest commercial flop known to mankind.

I did not go to the 2008 Concorso in part because the airport venue did not appeal to me. I was not alone. Those who went had plenty to complain about.

This morning, I got a mass email from the new owner of the event, Tom McDowell. He acknowledged the mistake of holding the event at the airport and assured everyone that 2009's Concorso will be at a golf course, location TBA.

Grassy venue?

Or swap meet venue?

CKY

Taxi Cabs From Around the World (Part 2)

More taxi cabs from around the world, courtesy of flickr and pbase.

11. Peugeot (Yemen)

12. Toyota (Uganda)

13. Toyota Camry (United Arab Emirates)

14. Mercedes (Taiwan)

15. Peugeot (Switzerland)

16. Peugeot (Spain)

17. Lada (Russia)

18. Buick (Panama)

19. Lada (Nicaragua)

20. Mercedes (New Zealand)

21. Mercedes (Morocco)

22. Renault (Madagascar)

23. Peugeot (Libya)

24. Mercedes (Laos)

25. VW (Kosovo)

26. VW (Iraq)

27. Paykan (Iran)

28. Mercedes (Iceland)

29. Mercedes (Netherlands)

30. VW (China)

31. Ford (Australia)

32. Volga (Armenia)

33. Peugeot (Algeria)

Tally:
Buick: 1
Ford: 1
GAZ: 1
Lada: 2
Mercedes: 9
Paykan: 1
Peugeot: 10
Renault: 1
Toyota: 2
Volga: 1
VW: 4

CKY

Taxi Cabs From Around the World (Part 1)

This is a new series. Like the Rides of Heads of State series, I will attempt to find taxi cabs from every country around the world. That means the 192 members of the United Nations, plus Taiwan, the Vatican, Kosovo, and Palestine. In almost every country, there are multiple makes and models that make up the taxi cab fleet. But for simplicity's sake, I'm just going to pick an interesting car or picture and make it the "official" taxi cab of the country. Unless otherwise noted, all photos are from flickr. Enjoy!

1. VW Beetle (Mexico)

2. Peugeot wagon (Mali)

3. Mercedes (Lebanon)

4. Peugeot (France)

5. Peugeot (Egypt)

6. Mercedes (Germany)

7. Peugeot (Benin)

8. Peugeot (Argentina)

9. Mercedes (Albania)

10. GAZ 24 Volga (Afghanistan)

Tally:
GAZ: 1
Mercedes: 3
Peugeot: 5
VW: 1

CKY