The 2005 international itinerant show on brand-name auto classics was inaugurated in the Oriental Pearl Tower, the venue of the show, in Shanghai Saturday.

A total of 38 automobiles including a dozen of top brands from different periods have been put on display at the show, according to organizers of the show.

The automobiles on display included a Ford car from the early 20th century, a Porsche from early 1970s and a steam truck.

The show, after being shown in Shanghai for 23 days, will move on to other Chinese cities including Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, and Beijing.

(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2005)