Come to China or China will come to you!

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You may remember the Red Flag or Hong Qi. And maybe also the 1965 Dongfang Hong, subject of recent car puzzle #92. Like we were trying to accustom ourselves with the Chinese classics while preparing for the 2014 Beijing to Shanghai we tried to challenge you in a similar way. And it was quite a revelation to meet these cars in real life over the past few days. This was not planned, but as classics in China hardly exist or survived there is a good chance to see the most important of them in one event. This makes participating to an event in China all the more interesting in two ways. You see and learn about classic cars you quite possibly have never heard about. And at the same time you have the chance to meet up with a billion people who never seen or heard of whatever classic you bring.

So take advantage of the fact that the hobby is still very young in this mysterious and massive country. We can hardly imagine a country where you get a better and warmer welcome than here. Aside that, rumours are growing that exporting cars to China may become a lot easier starting in 2015, so hey... be an early bird. And if you don't, keep this in mind. The Chinese are getting so clever in creating intense and interesting rallies, that before you have blinked twice they may be organising events in the US or Europe. No chance you say? Remember how we all laughed about the cheap poor quality products they started exporting to our countries 30 years ago? Nowadays they build your Iphone, your TV set, your....

(Text and pictures by Joris Bergsma)
        

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