About China's Coolest Cars
Here we have a relatively rare Hainan Mazda 323 sedan, seen in Beijing in 2019. The good Mazda was a bit dusty and in need of some maintenance, but otherwise in an okay overall shape.
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A Toyota Corolla sedan, seen near a car market in Beijing in 2019. The Corolla was a little dirty and dusty, with some dents and rust, but overall it didn’t look that bad for its old age.
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A brilliant first generation E12 BMW 520i, seen on a car market in Beijing in the winter of 2019. It is only the second E12 I ever saw in China, after a red 528. The good Bimmer was in a fine shape for its years, largely original and with the original black paint still feeling smooth. The alloys are from a much newer BMW 5-Series but they looked pretty nice under the 520i.
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A pretty Volkswagen Passat Limited Edition, seen in China’s capital Beijing in 2019. The Limited Edition was launched in 2004 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Shanghai-VW joint venture.
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Here we have a pretty Volkswagen Santana sedan, seen in the far east of the Chinese capital Beijing in 2019. The good Santana was in a fine shape, a bit battered up perhaps, but that is part of the appeal of these great old cars.
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A beautiful fourth generation Honda Accord sedan, seen in Beijing in 2015. It was in a reasonable shape and very much in need of a good cleanup and some love. The good Honda also has a black 京A·04621 license plate. And that makes it the third 4th-generation Accord with such plates that I have seen. Earlier on I met 京A·07472 and 京A·03383.
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A beautiful Mercedes-Benz 280E, Spotted in China in the Wangjing District in northeast Beijing in 2015. The Benz was in a perfect shape, with paint almost factory fresh and fitted with the original wheel covers. It also has very early 川A license plates.
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A fourth generation Ford Mustang convertible, seen parked on the road in Beijing in 2014. The ‘Stang was in a great shape, painted in yellow with darkened windows and a black top, and fitted with the original wheels. Continue reading “Ford Mustang Convertible Is A Rare American Sports Car In China”
A BAW Beijing Brave Warrior pickup truck, seen at the Tuning Tribe tuning street in Beijing in winter 2019. Happily, the car was totally stock standard and that is okay because it can’t get any cooler anyway.
Back in 2004 Geely was still a new and tiny Chinese automaker. They basically had one platform and used that to develop a rather amazing series of different cars. On the first photo a pristine Geely Haoqing hatchback.
The Haoqing, also known as HQ, was based on the Tianjin Xiali, which in turn was based on the Daihatsu Charade. The Geely Haoqing debuted in 1998 and was made until 2006. Power came from a 53 hp 0.9 liter three-cylinder petrol engine, made in China but originally developed by Daihatsu.