Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot: Haisheng Auto

Haisheng Auto

Today in Chinese Car Brands That Time Forgot (CCBTTF): Hainan Haisheng Auto, a brand based in the great city of Haikou in sunny Hainan province. They used the English brand name Hiseng, without the ‘H’. From the late 1990’s to the mid 2000’s they made a series of pickup trucks, legally-licensed Mitsubishi Pajero’s, semi-legal Suzuki Vitara’s, and much more.

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The beautiful paintings of Jörg-Peter Rabe.

After my post “Our draftsmen” Jörg-Peter Rabe made on my request several car paintings. Each of them are beauties! I show them here.

Rabe started, as you remember,  with the Xianjin 71-5 of 1958. Here is a second drawing of the car.

Xianjin 71-5 made in Chongqing, 1958, by Jörg-Peter Rabe, 2021.

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