At least he got his favorite flower... [PIC]

Poor Henry Pu-Yi. As a child, he was the last emperor of Manchu China but was under the thumb of the Dowager Empress. When the Nationalist revolution overthrew the dynasty, Pu-Yi was exiled until the Japanese invasion. To establish a pro monarchic, anti communist government buffer state, The Japanese created the State of Manchukuo from the Manchurian region which then had a strong Manchu majority. Now in his twenties, Pu-Yi was installed as emperor with all the trappings of state without any power. The Japanese government purchased a 1932 Cadillac Deluxe sedan and dressed it up as the State Limousine. Pu-Yi was allowed to create his own symbol as emperor and he chose his favorite flower, the Cymbidium goeringii yellow orchid, Between the 5 petals would be 5 sorghum branches.

The design would be replicated in gold on limo as a hood ornament and the center hubs on beautiful gold plated wire wheels. Pu-Yi survived the war only to be incarcerated by the Communists and later sent to the countryside for re-education. When the Cultural Revolution was over, he was allowed a simple life in his old age. The limo also survived and is on display at the Manchurian National Museum.

This is an early (2004) Sun Star model.