I had one of these briefly. (Iraqi Taxi)

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 02/19/2020 at 22:26 • Filed to: None

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Seldom heard from canadian oppo Benchracer now owns it.

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DipodomysDeserti > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 02/19/2020 at 22:52

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I’m guessing a Toyota makes a much better technical than a Malibu.

fintail > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 02/19/2020 at 22:59

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Now that’s a funny story from the peak of malaise.

IIRC the rear windows in the sedans and wagons didn’t roll down, only the vent window opened.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > DipodomysDeserti 02/19/2020 at 23:01

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My 85 T oyota pickup would run circles around it, but these cars, while not really a collectible, have a cult following and are super rugged 9c9 cars (factory taxis, like 9c1 is a factory chevy cop car) . There are quite a few still on the road.

ranwhenparked > fintail 02/19/2020 at 23:16

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S everal of the smaller GM sedans had that, um, feature. Supposedly, it was to give more hip room in the read seat by allowing the door card to be scalloped inward more, but cost cutting was almost certainly an additional consideration.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > fintail 02/19/2020 at 23:53

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this is true,  My parents’ K-car of the same year they didn’t roll down because it was an option to get that crank. 

fintail > ranwhenparked 02/20/2020 at 00:03

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And some s till don’t grasp why consumers ran to Honda and Toyota.

fintail > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 02/20/2020 at 00:04

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While my dad’s Horizon of roughly the same year, technically lower on the ladder than a K-Car, at least had 4 working windows.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > fintail 02/20/2020 at 00:20

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those came out in the 70s, when people wouldn’t put up with that shit.