China Car History

A black Dongfeng ‘Hummer’ police car in China

Seen at a police exhibition in Beijing. The Dongfeng EQ2050 is widely in use by police, paramilitary police and the military in China. The...

Another rare Hongqi found in Beijing

Just last month a friend of mine found two rare Hongqi's in a parking lot in Beijing. Today my very own cousin found another...

Two Shanghai SH760A’s in Beijing, in 1984

One week ago I bought a new book, 'Old Beijing', a pictorial history of this great city where I live. On one of the...

Two rare Hongqi’s found in Beijing

A friend of mine (hello!) found two Hongqi limousines in an underground parking lot in a northern suburb of Beijing. The cars look dusty...

Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7246 L

Today we have a beautiful and near perfect example of the Hongqi CA7246 L. It is based on the Audi 200 and stretched by...

Spotted in China: Dongfeng Little Prince

A fine example of the Dongfeng Little Prince, I found it in the beach city of Weihai in Shandong Province. The Little Prince, Xiao...

Spotted in China: Hongqi CA773

A very beautifull and unrestored example of the Hongqi, Red Flag, CA773. Only 291 cars were made from 1969 to 1976 in the FAW...

Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7180A2EL1

A very beatifull Hongqi CA7180A2EL1 parked on a lot near the old Beijing International Exhibiton Center. The Hongqi (Red Flag) CA7180 is based on...

Spotted in China: Hongqi CA7200E3L

The FAW-Hongqi CA7200E3L is based on the Audi 100 and was powered by a Nissan 2.0 V6. The CA7200E3-series were made from 1998 until...

A Beautiful Hongqi CA770 from China

At a local autoshow in Beijing I found this beautiful Hongqi CA770, it was made in 1978 and has a V8 engine. The owner...