The Chinese Army was a great admirer of Benzes, so much that they built their own. Bamin State Automobile Works, or Bamin Automobile for short, was based in Minhou in Fujian Province. The company was owned by the Chinese army, it was also called the ‘PLA 7427 Works’. Bamin Automobile started business in the late 1980′s with a local licensed variant of the Beijing 212; the Bamin BM212A/BM213A. (Read More…)
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-Nate - As always Thomas ; Very well written , it felt like I was riding shotgun . -Nate
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-Nate - ? Suicide doors are still legal ? . I rather liked the whole article but $5.00 says RR never lets you in the door again Jolly Good Show! . -Nate
jimf42 - I want Bob Lutz’s v8 version of the Fisker…same great design, with real performance.
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