About China's Coolest Cars
A beautiful Mini Cooper Mk VII, seen in Beijing back in 2013 on the parking lot of my apartment building near Dongzhimen in central Beijing. The good Mini was in a fantastic shape, painted in light blue with black window frames, a lot of chrome, a Hello Kitty sticker on the windshield, and the sporty wide tires with alloys wheels.
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A Toyota Fortuner, seen in the city of Tai’an in Shandong Province in July 2018. The Fortuner looked great in white, with a very shiny grille darkened windows, and a sporty set of alloy wheels.
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Let’s get back to the story right away: I got a tip from a friend about two Hongqi state limousines gathering dust at a parking garage in north Beijing. Last time I discussed the first car, now it is time for the second. Sadly, it was in a worse shape than the first. Happily, I met the owner.
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A beautiful Beijing-Jeep Cherokee XJ 2.5, seen in 2011 in Beijing. The good Cherokee was painted in beige. This was a factory color but almost nobody went for it, so beige Chinese Cherokee’s are very rare. The car was in a good shape when I met it. The gold colored alloy wheels and fog lights were standard on high-spec models.
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It’s Lindsay Lohan, seen on a poster advertising a magazine in the summer of 2011 in Beijing. The summers are hot in the Chinese capital. Temperature regularly hits 35 °C and can reach 40 on steamy days. Lindsay is properly dressed for the weather, but she still seems sweaty, and seemingly can’t wait to take it all down.
A mighty Hongqi CA770 state limousine, seen in a parking garage in a northern suburb of Beijing in 2011. There were two CA770’s at the location. In this story car #1. The CA770 was covered with a thick layer of dust and dirt but otherwise in a savable condition.
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A beautiful Jinbei Haise I minivan, seen in Beijing in 2017. The van appeared to be in fine condition for its age. The blue paint didn’t seem original but looked very nice on the vehicle, especially in combination with the darkened windows.
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A Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670–4 SV China Limited Edition, seen in January 2011 in central Beijing, without license plate and seemingly brand new. It was a cold winter’s day but the Lamborghini was HOT. It was so loud the whole street seemed to shake, and everybody was looking at the fast Lamborghini supercar.
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A majestic and super rare Nissan President limousine, seen in a small car shop in Beijing in December 2017. This shop also owned a W208 Mercedes-Benz, so they really liked their big sedans down there.
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A W108 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5, seen in a small car shop in Beijing in December 2017. These old Mercedes sedans are ultra rare in China so seeing one is always an earthshaking event.
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