Hongqi CA770 Is A Majestic Chinese State Limousine And I Took A Look Inside And Under The Hood

The Hongqi CA770 is China’s most iconic classic car. I met this beautiful unrestored example at a local car show in Beijing in 2010. The…
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World
Exploring China's Wild Automotive World

The Hongqi CA770 is China’s most iconic classic car. I met this beautiful unrestored example at a local car show in Beijing in 2010. The…

A Hongqi H7 sedan, seen on a police equipment exhibition in Beijing in 2012. The H7 was still brand new then, so it was displayed…

Let’s go back in time to 2003 when I visited the Changchun Auto Show in the great city of Changchun, the capital of Jilin Province.…

A beautiful black Hongqi CA770 state limousine, seen in 2013 in front of the Beijing Classic Car Museum in Huairou District to the far north…

Let’s get back to the story right away: I got a tip from a friend about two Hongqi state limousines gathering dust at a parking…

A mighty Hongqi CA770 state limousine, seen in a parking garage in a northern suburb of Beijing in 2011. There were two CA770’s at the…

A mighty Hongqi CA770G state limousine, seen in a hutong in central Beijing back in February 2012. Sadly, the great Chinese limo was in a…

A Hongqi CA7180A2E, seen in 2011 in the Chinese capital Beijing. The Hongqi was in a great shape. Painted in black with slightly darkened windows…

A Hongqi HQ300 sedan, seen in the great city of Changchun in 2016. The good Hongqi was painted in black, like 99.9% of these cars…