In today’s article we discuss all of the weird and wonderful limousines and parade cars to have been produced by Chery, including one off prototypes and a few that actually made it into production.
Month: January 2018
The design of cars during the Cultural Revolution.
You would not expect this but the mass movement periods in China were very creative for the development of the car industry. I already described the birth of many protypes during the Great Leap Forward period 1958-1961. The styling in that period was much influenced by contemporary American styling.
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Chinese Survivor Cars – Yunbao YB6470
Hello and welcome to a new segment we call “Chinese Survivor Cars”, where we aim to showcase the old Chinese made cars that are still roaming the streets, or those older cars that are still in top shape!
Spotted In China: Hongqi Yunhe CA5020 XBYA Stretched Wagon Hearse
On a beautiful cold autumn day in Beijing I met this great and giant Hongqi Yunhe CA5020 XYBA. Sadly it seemed the poor vehicle had been abandoned, dumped to turn into dust like the corpses she used to carry.
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Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot: Anqing Anhui – Anda’er
Today in Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot (CCBTTF™):Anda’er, a very interesting brand that made a wide variety of vehicles from the early 1990’s to the early 00’s. Anda’er is not totally forgotten; the name recently made a comeback.
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Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot: Hunan Provincial Automobile Factory – Xiangjiang
Today in Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot (CCBTTF™): Xiangjiang, a small but very special brand that made a series of station wagons and pickup trucks in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Development of cars during the Great Leap Forward.
This article gives an overview of the more unknown products developed in the period 1958-1961. Styling was strongly influenced by contemporary American styling. Continue reading “Development of cars during the Great Leap Forward.”