Handgemaakt Hummer H1 van Dongfeng op beurs
Bron: www.autoblog.com/2010/04/24/beijing-2010-dongfeng-shows-off-whitewalled-hand-crafted-humm/
De Chinezen maken graag dingen na. Na een 'Nee' van de regering op hun voorstel om Hummer over te nemen hebben ze er zelf maar een gemaakt. En die hebben ze op de beurs in Beijing gepresenteerd. De banden hebben ze ook wit gemaakt, alleen niet al te netjes...
Waarschijnlijk kwam iemand 5 minuten voor de start van de 2010 Beijing Motor Show op het idee om de banden wit te schilderen. En dat is, zoals op de foto's is te zien, dus niet al te netjes gedaan.
De originele tekst van AutoBlog.com:
"Hand-crafted" can be something of a double edged sword in the car business. Rolls-Royces and Aston Martins are hand-made treasures that show off their artisans' decades of experience. The attention to detail is obsessive.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are machines that look like they were haphazardly slapped together by some drunken hack in a toolshed. This Dongfeng "Hummer" falls solidly into the latter category.
The Beijing Motor Show presented our first opportunity to see one up close. Now, love 'em or hate 'em, a real H1 has that genuine military-industrial chic going for it. This vehicle, however, was a hot mess of the first order. The tires had painted-on whitewalls that looked as if they were applied by someone with a five-minute deadline, a paintbrush, and a gallon jug of Wite-Out. Truly, it's something very special to behold.
