Yup China, but I'm Orrrstralian (or Oz for those of you who can't spell big words ). I have been readig HAMB for years and just love some of the offbeat builds and the low/high tech creative sharing. I am developing my own sports/track day car here for the market and it has some rather unusual front and rear beam axles as well as a unique steering setup that kind of cures that age old question about beams so I thought I would share with you guys as I'm sure some of you can benefit from the ideas - sort of my way to say thanks for all the goodtime reading over the years Look for my coming posts in a week or so if you're a beam fan!
Thanks Guys. No, but one day I came around a corner to be confronted with 2 really old 50's looking Army trucks going to waste and I thought I had struck lucky but they were plated late 80's models!! Other than that only some older Presidential cars on display such as Zils. In many impoverished countries of course nothing is left to go to waste so would be tough going to find anything old. Thanks for the welcomes
Welcome from Aussieland. My good mate worked there teaching English and has married a lovely local girl.They are now back in Oz.Said most days you cannot breath cos smog.
Nee-Hao. Welcome to the HAMB from another Aussie. What part of China are you in ? Spent time in Shanghai some years ago now and loved it except I rarely got to see the sun for the smog. Also had fun finding there is no translation of Hot Rod into Mandarin.
ni hao - 'owyagoin Guys, I live permanently (as in got the car, house, wife, 8th year) and have a joint light engineering and research venture in Deyang, Sichuan Province near Chengdu (Panda City). Sichuan is famous for it's spicy food and stunningly beautiful ladies (Shanghai ain't bad either!). I get back to Oz once or twice per year (ex-Brissy). Air quality isn't an issue where I am except for 2 separate weeks each year when the farmers burn off their straw husks. I can't read Mandarin anyway so no problem! I see Castlemaine there, I sold Rod (and continued to sell) his very first bulk buy of Toyota and Nissan 5 speeds from Japan way back when ('79/'80) .... feeling old!
You got that right That can be any where in the world. I hate burnoff time of the year. I possibly have one of those Toyota 5 speeds in my T Roadster. Put the two words Hot & Rod together in Mandarin and they mean nothing.
sounds like; how boo how (hao bu hao, good or not?) shear shear knee (xie xie ni, thanks to you) You lost me with si chen ... Anyway, ni hen hao! (knee hen how, you very good!)
Si chen I was told it was ""Good by" I was only their for the the olympic games. I picked up a little. like No meaning bola.. Any way welcome again.. Bobby..
Welcome from Oklahoma. My nephew and his wife are missionaries in some of the orphanages some where in China. Good luck with your project.
When I was in China, didn't see many U.S.cars ( lots of BUICKS) Here's some trucks that I saw there--show us more. TwoChops
Hey Guys, thanks for the continued welcomes, hope some of the things I'm adding to the forum is of interest. Won't be too soon but I'll get a Chinese odd vehicles thread going eventually. Ahhh, now I'm with you - zaijian ("sigh jian") is goodbye but everyone actually says "bye bye" here. You can be one of the first because the first lot will be landing somewhere near you soon - and then from Texas they will be exported to America ... Fantastic, strong people, I fall to pieces in that situation, kids rip my heart to pieces. My Step-Daughter visits the local one often when she's in town (currently studying at UC Davis). Just a word of warning to your relos, you are welcome to have any religion you like in China and freely tell people you are that denomination, have your own place of worship, group gatherings of same, etc. but you can not push it onto others, that is seriously frowned upon and a good way to get an exit voucher.
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