Solved: GTE 365 - 1946 Feiying by Tianjin Auto Repair Works

gte4289 · April 27, 2020, 11:23:16 PM

Identify this vehicle for a point.

gte4289 · May 04, 2020, 07:03:24 AM

Experts?

kwgibbs · May 04, 2020, 10:29:50 PM

BET three-wheeler?

gte4289 · May 05, 2020, 12:26:34 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 04, 2020, 10:29:50 PM
BET three-wheeler?

There's definitely a resemblance, but it's not that

Rusty Chrome · May 08, 2020, 05:03:26 AM

American?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 05:46:40 AM

Quote from: Rusty Chrome on May 08, 2020, 05:03:26 AM
American?

No

thorax · May 08, 2020, 06:23:12 AM

wheels are similar to the Fiat Topolino ones: maybe Italian?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 06:25:09 AM

Quote from: thorax on May 08, 2020, 06:23:12 AM
wheels are similar to the Fiat Topolino ones: maybe Italian?

Not Italian

thorax · May 08, 2020, 10:24:48 AM

French?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 11:14:22 AM

Quote from: thorax on May 08, 2020, 10:24:48 AM
French?

Not French

kwgibbs · May 08, 2020, 11:27:06 AM

Is it german?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 11:50:38 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2020, 11:27:06 AM
Is it german?

No

kwgibbs · May 08, 2020, 12:52:55 PM

Asian?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 02:51:12 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2020, 12:52:55 PM
Asian?

Yes

kwgibbs · May 08, 2020, 08:35:35 PM

Japanese?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 10:11:26 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2020, 08:35:35 PM
Japanese?

No

kwgibbs · May 08, 2020, 11:18:30 PM

chinese?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 11:20:09 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2020, 11:18:30 PM
chinese?

Yes

kwgibbs · May 08, 2020, 11:45:14 PM

Weixing?

gte4289 · May 08, 2020, 11:47:29 PM

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 08, 2020, 11:45:14 PM
Weixing?

No

kwgibbs · May 09, 2020, 12:04:01 AM

Was it a mass-produced three wheeler in 1940s?

gte4289 · May 09, 2020, 02:33:54 AM

Quote from: kwgibbs on May 09, 2020, 12:04:01 AM
Was it a mass-produced three wheeler in 1940s?

Built in the 1940s, but certainly not mass-produced. In fact, I am only aware of one example with this particular body/configuration.

Rusty Chrome · May 09, 2020, 06:19:55 AM

Found it - the 1946 Feiying (Eagle) three-wheeler.

gte4289 · May 09, 2020, 06:57:58 AM

Quote from: Rusty Chrome on May 09, 2020, 06:19:55 AM
Found it - the 1946 Feiying (Eagle) three-wheeler.

That's it

gte4289 · May 09, 2020, 07:21:35 PM

By the way, Feiying vehicles were produced by the Tianjin Auto Repair Works. The company constructed new bodies and married these to Daihatsu trikes which had been captured from the Japanese. Ten Feiying examples were revealed to the public at the opening of a new road from Tianjin to Beijing--one closed passenger vehicle (like the puzzle vehicle) and nine pickups. Drawings of a convertible passenger vehicle also exist, but I don't know if any of these convertibles were actually produced.

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Solved: GTE 365 - 1946 Feiying by Tianjin Auto Repair Works