Archive for June, 2009



Taxicab Tales, From the Driver's Seat - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 11:06 pm

New York has it’s yellow cabs and London has it’s black cabs, both known the world over. Without them city’s would stop. So I say fare play to them. I will take a backseat on this now. I wonder if their politics are “middle of the road” …

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London cab goes to China - Digital Journal: Your News Network

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 1:06 am

Liu Jinliang, vice president of Geely told Reuters that most of the buyers are rich people who want to please their loved ones because “driving a classic black cab can attract a lot of eyeballs and there aren’t many out there in the …

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Malarky News - Pure Torture

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 12:06 am

Geely has put 30 black cabs in service in Beijing since last summer. Liu said he expects they will sell up to 5000 cabs in the next two to three years. Manufactured in Shanghai, each cab is priced at between 198000 yuan (US$ 28971) and …

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Taxi China passengers to hail Londons black cabs

Tuesday 30 June 2009 @ 12:06 am

Taxi China passengers to hail Londons black cabs.

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Audiopleasures: Anne Taratiel,Audiopleasures Mixtape, Carousel

Monday 29 June 2009 @ 1:06 am

Inspired on The Take-Away Shows from La Blogotheque , The Black Cab Sessions take artists on a cab ride around london while they play of one of their songs. The project started in 2007 and here are a few pics from their shows. …

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livingbrands: 10 things we didn't know before the 25th week of 2009

Monday 29 June 2009 @ 1:06 am

British-style black cabs are now driven in China. Every film in which actress Dame Judi Dench swears results in complaints to the BBFC. There is a long tradition of “medals of dishonour”. Chilli can be used as a weapon in crowd control. …

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Dinky's Delights: shoreditch nail polish with limited edition

Sunday 28 June 2009 @ 12:06 am

Labels. 50th Anniversary buckle (1); 7 for all mankind (1); Alexandra Burke (1); Allstars (1); Amour (1); bag (1); bangles (1); Be Delicious (1); Bliss (1); Bo Pepper (1); Boredofthehighstreet (1); Bunnyhug (1); Castaner (1); Catsty (1) …

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Coventry Telegraph - News - Coventry News - Coventry black cabs on

Sunday 28 June 2009 @ 12:06 am

THE parent company of Coventry’s LTI firm plans to sell around 1000 black cabs in China this year.

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Old London taxi on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 11:06 pm

Home · The Tour · Sign Up · Explore More options. Explore Page Last 7 Days Interesting Popular Tags Calendar Most Recent Uploads Video on Flickr Explore Analog Flickr Clock World Map Places The Commons Creative Commons FlickrBlog …

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20-year-old 600K-mile London black cab scrapped

Saturday 27 June 2009 @ 11:06 pm

1 - LTI Vehicles - makers of iconic London black cab - has scrapped its oldest taxi to date under government’s scrappage scheme.

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