Historical Documents

"Made in China, Automobiles made before World War II"

First edition: July 2007

Ever heard about Chinese cars made in the 1920s and 1930s? Intensive study brings us to the coachworkers of Shanghai and the truck manufacturers of Mukden. Even Mercedes trucks were made in China. You will find them on beautiful contemporary black and white pictures on about 50 pages.

Some of the items:
= Shanghai Horse Bazaar & Motor Company Limited (SHB)
= SHB-Studebaker Light Six Coupe 1925
= Mark L. Moody, Inc.
= Liaoning Trench Mortar Arsenal (Shenyang)
= Zhongshan or Minsheng
= Zhongguo-Benz or Zhongyuan
= China Motor Vehicle Documantation Centre

80 black and white pictures!
soft cover, spiral bound 

Price and payment

Price: Euro 40.- (excl. postage).

Price inclusive priority mail: Europe: Euro 48.-, Outside Europe: Euro 52.-.

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"Automobiles Made in North Korea"

Fourth edition: September 2008 

The last black spot on the world map unveiled! Now 241 pages trucks, dumpers, buses, trolleybuses and motorcars made in the DPRK (North Korea).

= Trucks made by the Sungri General Auto Works
= Heavy dumper made by the March 30th Works
= Cross country vehicles made by the Pyongsang Auto Works
= Trolleybuses made by the Pyongyang Trolleybus Works
= Buses made by the Chongjin Bus Works
= The Pyonghwa Auto Works
= Addresses and Links
= China Motor Vehicle Documentation Centre
= Acknowledgement

Over 500 black and white pictures!
soft cover, spiral bound 

Some of the photos printed in this document are to find at our picasawebpage.

Price and payment

Price: Euro 55.- (excl. postage).

Price inclusive priority mail: Europe: Euro 65.-, Outside Europe: Euro 70.-.

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"Cars and 4 x 4s from Beijing and Tianjin"

• Cars made in Beijing (1958- 2000)
• Cars made in Tianjin (1958- 1974)
• The first jeeps (1951- 1966)
• The Beijing BJ 212 (1964- 1987)
• The Beijing BJ 121 and BJ 222 (1980-1987)
• Beijing Jeep Corporation, from BJ 212 L to BJ 2020 V (1987- 1999)
• Prototypes and concept cars made by the BJC (1986- 2003)
• Beijing Auto Works, from BJ 1021 to BJ 2024 Z (1984- 2001)
• The forward control models (1975- 1987)
• Private conversions
• Beijing 4 x 4 for export markets (1970- 1998)
• Beijing Jeeps from the author (1987- 1989)
• Addresses and links
• The China Motor Vehicle Documentation Centre
• The Chinese designation system
• The Chinese registration system

Over 400 black and white pictures!
sof cover, spiral bound 

Price and payment

Price: Euro 55.- (excl. postage).

Price inclusive priority mail: Europe: Euro 65.-, Outside Europe: Euro 70.-.

"HONGQI, the history of a Chinese limousine"

Third revised edition, December 2008, 208 pages.

Describing all motorcars (production models and prototypes) made by the First Auto Works in Changchun, China.

• Dongfeng CA 71 and clay model (1958)
• Da Hongqi limousines (1958- 1995)
• Da Hongqi inspection cars (1958- 1999)
• Da Hongqi ambulances, hearse, engineering vehicles, pickups (1972-1986)
• Da Hongqi stretch limousines
• Da Hongqi electrical vehicle (2002)
• Da Hongqi made in Shanghai (1969- 1973)
• Minibuses (1980- 1989)
• Da Hongqi instrumentpanels, flags
• Xiao Hongqi models, an introduction
• CA 750/ CA 760 models (1982- 1989)
• Mercedes Benz assembled by FAW (1987- 1988)
• FAW Audi models (1988- 1997)
• Audi based Xiao Hongqi models (1989- date)
• Period 1993 to date
• ’Family cars’ (1993- 1997)
• Lincoln based new Da Hongqi models (1995- date)
• Hongqi latest prototypes, concepts and production models (2005- date)
• Sankoule, Cycler and Haishen (1992-1994)
• Xi’an Fire Chief’s Command Car (1984-1985)
• Da Hongqi for export
• Hongqi designers
• Chinese private car collectors
• China Hong Kong Red Flag Club
• FAW warehouse collection
• Riding the Da Hongqi
• Buying a Da Hongqi
• Addresses and links
• The China Motor Vehicle Documentation Centre
• Appendices

Nearly 500 black and white pictures!
soft cover, spiral bound 

Price and payment

Price: Euro 69.- (excl. postage).

Price inclusive priority mail: Europe: Euro 79.-, Outside Europe: Euro 84.-.

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"SHANGHAI, saloons from the artisan era."

Describing all motorcars (production models and prototypes) made by the Shanghai Auto Works in Shanghai.
Second edition: April 2007

• Fenghuang prototypes (1958- 1959)
• Fenghuang and Shanghai production models (1960- 1991)
• Shanghai prototypes (1965- 1978)
• Pickups, stationwagons, convertibles and limos (1986- 1993)
• Motorcars from the neighbouring Zhejiang province (1957+1970)
• SAIC models (1988- 2005)
• Cross-country vehicles and minicars (1957- 1979)
• Automuseums and private collections
• Addresses and links
• Oliver Barnham
• The China Motor Vehicle Documentation Centre
• The Chinese designation system
• The Chinese registration system

Over 300 black and white pictures!
soft cover, spiral bound 

Price and payment

Price: Euro 59.- (excl. postage).

Price inclusive priority mail: Europe: Euro 69.-, Outside Europe: Euro 74.-.