Solved: PN #1295 -- Replica of Tang Zhongming's Charcoal car, 1931

[pnegyesi]

Please identify the builder of this vehicle and tell me what is special about this. If both questions are answered correctly, I'll give you a point

[pnegyesi]

Experts?

[gte4289]

Okay, let's see how well we can do based on a quick review of the image.

Vehicle
a) early-to-mid 1930s
b) USA chassis
c) school bus
(Have you altered the colors?)

Builder
(as yet unidentified)

Other
d) exhibit in museum or similar venue representing...
e) man wearing suit presenting vehicle to...
f) person wearing uniform/blue-collar/peasant clothing
g) background mural suggests rural location
h) tropical plant suggests location someplace other than Europe/North America
i) presentation suggests a moment of some historical (even if only local) significance

Did I get anything right?

[pnegyesi]

mid-1930s
probably USA chassis, but it is not specified here
not a school bus and I did not change the colours

Yes, the picture was taken in a museum outside of Europe/North America
the vehicle is surrounded by peasants
and yes, this is a very significant vehicle for both the region and the country.

[gte4289]

South America?

[pnegyesi]

no

[gte4289]

Africa?

[pnegyesi]

no

[gte4289]

Would you say the significance is primarily due to a commercial impact, as opposed to a political or social impact? (aside from the fact that one may have a secondary impact on the other two)

[pnegyesi]

I would put social impact on top of the impact list

[pnegyesi]

Professionals?

[oko94]

Asian museum ?

[pnegyesi]

yes

[Wendax]

Southeast Asia?

[pnegyesi]

according to Wikipedia, no

[gte4289]

according to Wikipedia, no

These geopolitical definitions can differ depending on the version of Wikipedia being accessed.

Let's start big -- China?

[pnegyesi]

yes, China

[oko94]

Mao Zedong's vehicle used during the Long March ?

[pnegyesi]

no

[Oguerrerob]

As far as I've found for the moment, This bus was a converted into a Charcoal car by Tang Zhongming in 1931. Others sources talks about 1939. This Liuzhou early bus becomes part of Liujiang brand in 1969.

[Wendax]

The museum bus seems to be a low-standard replica, like many Chinese museum cars (cf. https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2017-46/wendax-2944)

[pnegyesi]

And another point to Oguerrerob. Nicely found