China's Beijing First Automobile created a series of State and Inspection limousines in a bid to become the official car supplier for the state (the contract would eventually go to Hongqi).. The first two inspection limos would be presented in 1958 followed by two series of fully enclosed models.

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Photos 1-6 - 1958 Inspection Limousine

Photos 7-10 - 1958 State Limousine Series I

Photos 11-20 - 1959/60 State Limousine Series II

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tomas1381999@reddit

Weird? More like fucking sick! Much prettier than soviet GAZ-13 from similar era IMO (but don't get me wrong, GAZ is also cool!)

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RasilBathbone@reddit

Those are amazingly normal looking. Not even any weird detailing. If you told me they were prototypes for an American car that never went into production I'd believe it.

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I was going to say, compared to Soviet Bloc cars of the same era they look very nice, with none of the unsettling proportions I associate with Communist cars. They don't treat much new ground that US cars hadn't (though I don't think I've seen that kinda nice wraparound grille anywhere else) but that's hardly a knock for something China was making for the first time.

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JVSP1873@reddit

hence why the pictures are tagged as obscure.

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Plane-Education4750@reddit

That's pretty clearly a stolen 1955 Chevy B body with different styling

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TravelBum1966@reddit

It was common back then to send used American bucks that pressed sheet metal used in car production to other countries. I'm not saying that happened here, but that car looks suspiciously like any 1958 GM vehicle. The 1958 GM's were a one year only styling model. The 1959's were totally different.

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