About China's Coolest Cars
A very sweet SouEast Freeca DN6440-III MPV, with a factory plastic bull bar and painted in a classy wine red. The fine Freeca was in a good shape, and clearly still used as a daily driver.
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A somewhat sad fifth generation Toyota Celica liftback, seen on a car market in south Beijing. The poor car was covered in a thick layer of dust and dirt but seemed otherwise perfectly salvageable.
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This gray little fellow is a Hafei Saibao, a small sedan designed by none other than Pininfarina. Does it show..? I think it does. The overall design is certainly better than other Chinese sedans of that period, but some details seem odd, such as the lights and the far-too wide wheel arches.
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This little red racer is the Arcfox Lite, a cool looking two-seat electric city car. It was launched on the Chinese car market last year, but they are a very rare sight on the road.
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This is a very special car: a Yunbao YB6470, a China-made Y30 Nissan Cedric wagon. I found this beauty parked on a small road in south Beijing, looking perfectly fine for its age, and painted in a sweet kind of wine red.
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A black Volkswagen Santana 2000 1.8 GSi, seen on the road in the Chinese capital Beijing. The old Volkswagen was in a reasonable shape, but clearly in need of some work and love.
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A beautiful black Mercedes-Benz CL 55 AMG V8 Kompressor, seen at the FB City in Beijing. The big German coupe was in super shape, standing on the original wheels and dressed up with darkened windows.
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A massive Mercury Grand Marquis LS, seen at FB City in Beijing. The big Merc’ seemed to be in pretty good shape, painted in light beige and standing on the original wheels.
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A black and beautiful Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman limousine, seen at the Goldenport race track in Beijing. The big Benz was in very good shape. AMG alloys are a great idea for a stately limousine.
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A dusty fourth generation Hyundai Sonata sedan, seen in a residential area in south Beijing. The Sonata was painted in a boring shade of gray; typical for its day.
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