A Saab 9-5 sedan, seen in Beijing in 2012. The Swedish sedan was painted dark blue with gray five-spoke wheels. It appeared to be in good shape but it was very dusty and a little dirty. License plates are from Jilin Province.
Author: Harry Helmsman
Senova X35 Of The Hungarian Embassy In China
A Senova X35 crossover, seen in Beijing in 2018. The X35 was in good shape and seemed well-maintained. It was painted white with a red interior. The black diplomatic license plates show that this car belongs to the Hungarian embassy.
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Beijing-Jeep Cherokee XJ City Special With A Lot Of Stuff On It In China
This is a Beijing-Jeep Cherokee XJ City Special, seen in the Dongzhimen area in central Beijing in January 2012. The Jeep was a bit dusty but that was normal in the cold winters in the Chinese capital. The car was loaded to the max with factory accessories.
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Fifth Generation Honda Accord 2.2 EXi With Black License Plates In China
A Honda Accord 2.2 EXi sedan, as seen in Beijing in the summer of 2016. The Honda looked great in dark green, with slightly tinted windows, the original wheel covers, and the iconic black license plates.
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Volkswagen Citi Golf Was A China-only Re-badged Seat Cordoba
Here we have a pretty Volkswagen Citi Golf, seen in south-central Beijing on new years eve January 22, 2012. The car was in a reasonable shape for its years and painted in a dark red shade that matched nicely with the red stars in the fence on the left.
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Rolls-Royce Phantom EWB Is An Enormous Black British-German Limousine In China With Blue 京A license plates
A Rolls-Royce Phantom EWB, seen in the Dongzhimen area in Beijing in 2011. The enormous British-German limousine was painted in a dark shade of black with gold striping over the sides. It has darkened windows, a red interior, and standard factory alloy wheels.
Honda Fit With A Special Black License Plate In China
Here we have a Honda Fit, painted in dark blue with darkened windows. I met it in November 2017 in south-central Beijing, The Honda Fit is normally not a super remarkable car but this particular example had ultra special black 京A·31313 license plates.
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Shanghai-Volkswagen Santana 2000 1.8 GSI Is An Old-School Chinese-German Sedan
A pretty white Volkswagen Santana 2000 GSI sedan, seen in the north of the Chinese capital Beijing in November 2017. The good Volkswagen was painted in a classy shade of white with slightly darkened windows. Even in 2017, the Santana 2000 was fast becoming a rare car. This one was in need of some love but in a great overall shape.
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Land Rover Defender is Nice And Pink in China
A pink Land Rover Defender 3-door, seen in Beijing in 2015. The beautiful British barge is painted in Pink, no wrapping here, and further sexed up with a snorkel, headlight protectors, a skid pad, chrome bars under the doors, and sporty five-spoke alloys.
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The E39 BMW 5-Series Touring Is A Pretty Green Wagon In China
An extremely beautiful BMW 5-Series Touring, seen close to the Third Ring Road in east Beijing in 2014. The good Bimmer looked picture perfect, painted in dark green and prettied up by 20 inch tires with sporty multi-spoke wheels. The E39 BMW 5-Series was manufactured from 1995 until 2004 with a facelift in 2001, this is a pre-facelifted car.
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