Send to a friendJeb April 7th, 2008 4:51 PM Link
Fuwa? Fuyu!
Man, Beijing’s going to need all the luck it can get.
Chinese Man Builds ‘Good Luck Electric Vehicle’ for Beijing Olympics
Written By: David Yang
Every Beijing citizen is witnessing a tremendous overhaul that has never before happened to this ancient city. The world largest airport terminal, the National Grand Theater, the Water Cube, you name it; the capital of China is so desperate to prove itself competent that it is constructing these iconic buildings, seemingly overnight. And with the Olympic Games just around the corner, it seems that almost every Chinese, especially the common man, would like to contribute something to his country, and the grand upcoming sporting events.
Mr.Liu lives in Yongji County in Jilin, a province in the northeast China. The old man in his eighties made an electric vehicle himself recently and has painted “Fuwa,” the name of the official Olympic mascots (aka the Good-luck dolls), on the car’s back to express his best wishes to the Beijing Olympics. He wants to drive the EV on the road to publicize the Olympics even more to his fellow countryman.
(Click on the thumbnails below to see a gallery of Good Luck EV images.)
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7 Comments
imoore April 7th, 2008 4:56 PM Link
The government’s letting him get away with driving this on the road? Wow.
Winding Road » Archive » eBay Auction of the Day: 1948 Autoette ‘Cruise About’ April 7th, 2008 5:00 PM Link
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cdwrx April 7th, 2008 6:38 PM Link
That is nowhere near the scariest thing I’ve seen on Chinese roads. In fact it might be on the safe side of an altogether different spectrum.
Jonathan Fung April 7th, 2008 9:56 PM Link
The water cube is epic…this electric trike, not so much. I think I should buy up some Beijing 08 swag soon…or maybe I’ll wait till it gets sold at rock bottom prices after the Olympics are over.
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