According to this site it was "a gray V8 Ford"

Though this all sounds more reminiscent of the way the world was carved up between the Empires in the 19th century.

One could naively ask what would happen if they set up a democratic ststem and the Iraqis decided they'd like an Islamic Republic on Iranian lines. But then "democratic" doesn't quite mean freedom to choose the things you aren't supposed to choose.