Made in North Korea

PYONGYANG 4.10, also named KAENGSAENG 88

Made in 1987- 1988. Based on the German Mercedes Benz W201. Name Kaengsaeng translated as Self Reliance. 4.10 was named after a declaration of Kim Il Sung on April 10 1987, that when South Korea was making cars, North Korea could do the same. Made by the Pyongsang Auto Works, Pyongsang. 4-door car, 4-cylinder petrol engine. Only a couple of prototypes made. Photo Meinrad Frhr. von Ow, Pyongyang 1989.