Two orphaned brothers in Tangshan, China, devoted themselves in making cars some 10 years ago. Before this "F1" model, named the Star of Brothers, they'd already built 3 other cars.

The two brothers lost their father in the devastating Tangshan earthquake in 1976, when they were still teensters. Their father used to be a driver, and once told his boys that "we Tangshanese could build the first locomotive in China, when you grow up you could build your own cars as you like."

Since then, the love for cars and making cars never stopped for the brothers. But this hobby also takes up almost all their time, and in order to make the "F1" model, they had to break their double beds and the theftproof doors to use as materials. Then, in the 20 square-meter motorbike repair shop they used to run, the first "F1" car in China was born.

They dedicate this car to their father and to the 30th anniversary of the disaster.

Manufacturer: Zhao Xiushun, Zhao Xiuguo
Car name: Star of Brothers
Dimensions: 3100mm×1250mm×1100mm
Engine: 6.5L 4 stroke air cooling
Transmission: Automatic gearbox
Top speed: 160k/h
Oil type: Petrol, Alcohol
Fuel efficiency: 2.8L/100km

Test Drive


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Below is the second car they made.

The workshop

GO GO GO
http://www.66163.com/fujian_w/news/fjgsb/290/image/4.jpg
Dragon instead of the prancing horse
http://www.66163.com/fujian_w/news/fjgsb/290/image/5.jpg
Pure manual work

Refueling is a bit awkward

The blue print


Video report by Reuters
http://today.reuters.com/tv/vi ... f1391bcc9c1d297d55aa3dde2

GREAT
every man must give birth to a son, plant a tree and buid a house..
...and buid a formula one car

ot:this car we want to see in s3

i think its great!So,are you allowed to drive this on a normal road?If so,i really would love to have one of those^^

Their passion and spirit is appreciable, and considering they made up this car out of some crappy materials like their beds and doors, the effort and craft is mammoth.

On another note, their wives left them because they don't "work" and the families have been experiencing financial hardship.

Quite remarkable, but quite mad as well.


In LFS probably it could only outpace the UF1 and the like.

Well, this car should actually be in LFS . It's kind a slow tough comparing the body and speed .

Well, they make Harleys too: http://motor.forumactif.com/ftopic426.Harley-Chinoise.htm

lol

great car! Well done.

and the harley, i think it is not allowed to ride bikes bigger than 250cc in China.

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Engine: 6.5L 4 stroke air cooling

Lol, is there room for a fuel tank !

if its road legal lol hope theres a boot, would come in handy parking for some speedy shopping....

quite interesting stuff though....

well done though

thats pretty cool but the sound of the engine hurts me lol. somebody should donate a more powerfull engine out of the kindness of their hearts

I wonder if it has "Made in China" embossed on the belly

i remember hearing about these guys a while back, but i cant remember what i was watching or anything, but didn't they race something or something like that.. i wish i could remember now, but Star of Brothers recalls .. something in my head, i just cant think of what it is

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Lol, is there room for a fuel tank !

Sorry everyone, I think I misreported the engine details. 6.5L is the size of the fuel tank, and the size of the cylinder was not mentioned. And the top speed should be corrected to 60km/h. :roll:

Aha! So those aerodynamic components are there incase the machine is going downhill and manages to achieve another 40kmh or so when aerodynamics start to have an effect!