Parking in Front of the Great Hall of the People, Beijing 1979

The main vehicle in this picture is the Shanghai sedan (上海牌), which is modeled after a Mercedes-Benz 220S.  The Shanghai Motor Corporation started work on this model during the Great Leap Forward in 1958. With production put on hold in the early 60s, the first cars only began to come off the line in 1965. Like... Continue Reading →

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