About China's Coolest Cars
A Ssangyong Chairman W CW700L limousine, seen on a car market in east Beijing in 2017. The good Chairman was in a reasonable shape but clearly in need of a little love. Note the bricks at fore and aft the front wheel, perhaps the handbrake wasn’t working…?
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This red beauty if a Buick Excelle HRV Sport, seen in central Beijing in 2019. The Buick was in a fine shape, painted in fiery red and fitted with the factory standard body kit. Yes, General Motors can be wild if they really want to.
A JAC Shuailing T8 pickup truck, seen at a small JAC shop in east Beijing in the mid winter of 2019, with some snow on the road and and ice on the car. The massive JAC was brand new and painted in a tasty shade of cherry red.
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A beautiful dark green E34 BMW 525i sedan, seen in the far outer reaches of the Chinese capital Beijing. The Bimmer stood on a sandy and dusty parking lot in front of a residential building, between all kinds of normal cars, and yet somehow it didn’t look that much out of place. The 525i seemed in a good shape and well-maintained, with a smooth body and without too big dents or bruises.
A Mercedes-Benz SL500 and a Mercedes-Benz E350 Coupe, seen late at night in China’s capital Beijing in 2015. Both cars were slightly modified and had very special license plates.
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A Lifan 320 hatchback, seen in central Beijing in 2010, not far from where I lived. The good Lifan was brand new and painted in a bright shade of red, with black A and B pillars. The complex-design alloys were factory standard.
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A black Daewoo Prince sedan, seen in the Lido area in Beijing in 2016. The big old Daewoo was in a perfect shape and totally original. It was clearly very well maintained and looked like it had been washed a day ago! This Prince was by far the best I’d ever seen in China. Most look rather sad and beaten up, but this one was just beautiful.
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A very striking Mk2 Volkswagen Golf GTI, seen by reader Ulrich in Shanghai in 2016. The great Golf is a work of art. It is painted in a very shiny pink with contrasting bumpers, mirrors, door handles, and other trim. The interior is in black leather with pink seatbelts and a pink steering wheel cover.
Another badass Nissan Patrol for the collection. I saw this one in 2016 in Beijing, it was a bit dusty but a clean Patrol is not really a good Patrol. These cars need to be dirty and full with mud! The beige color scheme works very well on the big Patrol, almost as if it just came back out from the desert.
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Trans is a hot topic these days, with talks about weightlifting and whatnot more. But among China’s toy makers trans is totally okay. Just check out this pretty toy set, a Transformers clone called Super · Trans. The set included five smaller Super · Trans robots that trans into a larger one, seen on the right side of the box.
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