Solved: PN #509 -- Tianye TY213

pnegyesi · July 14, 2013, 10:35:29 AM

Please identify this car for a point

pnegyesi · July 21, 2013, 07:40:42 AM

Experts?

pnegyesi · July 28, 2013, 07:42:22 AM

Professionals?

thorax · July 28, 2013, 04:43:38 PM

from China?

pnegyesi · July 28, 2013, 11:39:32 PM

yes

sixtee5cuda · July 29, 2013, 08:04:43 AM

Mass-produced?

pnegyesi · July 29, 2013, 08:10:23 AM

"mass" is a relative term when it comes to early Chinese production, but yes, this one was produced in bigger series

sixtee5cuda · July 29, 2013, 08:15:16 AM

Produced after 1990?

pnegyesi · July 29, 2013, 08:16:16 AM

more than a decade earlier

pnegyesi · November 13, 2013, 01:02:39 PM

I am inclined to send this to the Black Hole

4popoid · November 13, 2013, 03:05:01 PM

It looks to me like a knock-off of a later 1960's Jeep Wagoneer. I think something like this was done by Zhongxing, but I don't know when, probably in the later 1970's.

pnegyesi · November 13, 2013, 04:22:09 PM

And wow. Locked for you. This off-roader is closely related to Zhongxing but had a different brand name.

4popoid · November 13, 2013, 04:33:49 PM

Zhongxing is currently branded as ZX Auto, but I don't know if they were back in the 70's.

Paul Jaray · November 13, 2013, 04:52:22 PM

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Ooops!

pnegyesi · November 13, 2013, 04:54:34 PM

no, you have to go back to the history of this company, especially the founding companies
The answer is easily available on the company's homepage, you just need to find the right page there

Still LOCKED for 4popoid

4popoid · November 13, 2013, 05:39:11 PM

I'm not sure if I found the correct web site, or not, but if I did, I didn't find any clear answer to the question. However, the full name of Zhonxing is Hebei Zhongxing Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd which is a joint venture of Taiwan Unite Leading Co. and Hebei Tianye Automobile Group Co., Ltd. I believe that there were at one time cars branded as Hebei and/or Tianye, so this could be one of those. Also, prior to the founding of Hebei Zhongxing Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd in 1999, the company was originally known as Baoding Automobile Factory, which was founded in 1949. It is unclear to me as to whether there were ever any products branded as Baoding (a city in Hebei province) or if the operative brand(s) was/were something else.

I have found some indication that this model was called the TY213. If this is correct, it would suggest to me that the brand might be Tainye.

pnegyesi · November 14, 2013, 02:50:48 AM

You found it! This is the Tianye TY213, built by Tianye Automobile in 1976. Hebei Tianye Automobile Co is one of the founders of Hebei Zhongxing (ZX Auto)

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Solved: PN #509 -- Tianye TY213