Author Topic: Solved: PN #1295 -- Replica of Tang Zhongming's Charcoal car, 1931 (Read 1019 times)

pnegyesi · « **on:** September 29, 2019, 05:00:41 AM »

Please identify the builder of this vehicle and tell me what is special about this. If both questions are answered correctly, I'll give you a point

pnegyesi · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2019, 06:35:57 AM »

Experts?

gte4289 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2019, 07:17:48 PM »

Okay, let's see how well we can do based on a quick review of the image.

Vehicle
a) early-to-mid 1930s
b) USA chassis
c) school bus
(Have you altered the colors?)

Builder
(as yet unidentified)

Other
d) exhibit in museum or similar venue representing...
e) man wearing suit presenting vehicle to...
f) person wearing uniform/blue-collar/peasant clothing
g) background mural suggests rural location
h) tropical plant suggests location someplace other than Europe/North America
i) presentation suggests a moment of some historical (even if only local) significance

Did I get anything right?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2019, 10:57:54 PM »

mid-1930s
probably USA chassis, but it is not specified here
not a school bus and I did not change the colours

Yes, the picture was taken in a museum outside of Europe/North America
the vehicle is surrounded by peasants
and yes, this is a very significant vehicle for both the region and the country.

gte4289 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2019, 05:18:07 AM »

South America?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2019, 12:40:23 PM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2019, 12:42:27 PM »

Africa?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2019, 12:48:20 PM »

gte4289 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 12, 2019, 10:18:32 PM »

Would you say the significance is primarily due to a commercial impact, as opposed to a political or social impact? (aside from the fact that one may have a secondary impact on the other two)

pnegyesi · « **Reply #9 on:** October 12, 2019, 11:23:36 PM »

I would put social impact on top of the impact list

pnegyesi · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:55:00 AM »

Professionals?

oko94 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2019, 04:37:44 AM »

Asian museum ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:01:24 PM »

Wendax · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:04:19 PM »

Southeast Asia?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2019, 01:51:10 PM »

according to Wikipedia, no

gte4289 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2019, 02:26:01 PM »

Quote from: pnegyesi on October 20, 2019, 01:51:10 PM

according to Wikipedia, no

These geopolitical definitions can differ depending on the version of Wikipedia being accessed.

Let's start big -- China?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2019, 02:34:06 PM »

yes, China

oko94 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2019, 02:45:42 PM »

Mao Zedong's vehicle used during the Long March ?

pnegyesi · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2019, 02:49:41 PM »

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2019, 05:34:44 AM »

As far as I've found for the moment, This bus was a converted into a Charcoal car by Tang Zhongming in 1931. Others sources talks about 1939. This Liuzhou early bus becomes part of Liujiang brand in 1969.

Wendax · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2019, 06:41:28 AM »

The museum bus seems to be a low-standard replica, like many Chinese museum cars (cf. https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2017-46/wendax-2944)

pnegyesi · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2019, 11:26:36 AM »

And another point to Oguerrerob. Nicely found

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