About China's Coolest Cars
Here we have two great Audi-based Hongqi’s. I saw them during a very long bicycle ride from the east of Beijing to the west in May 2010. They were parked in front of an office building and they were both in great shape.
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A beautiful black Hongqi CA7221 L long-wheelbase limousine, seen in central Beijing in 2010. The Hongqi was in a fine shape, with the original hood ornament and the factory-standard alloys.
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This is a fine red electric scooter, seen in Beijing. It is branded ‘Red Flag’, complete with an image of the Hongqi HQ3 above the rear wheel.
A beautiful black Hongqi CA7200E3L, seen in the north of Beijing near a suit shop. I remember it well. My girlfriend wanted to buy me a new suit, because she thought my suits looked totally crap.
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A very clean Hongqi Mingshi CA7180A3E, seen in southwest Beijing on a summer’s day. The Red Flag sedan was in a perfect shape; the paint looked as new, chrome as shiny as the sun, and the wheels are period original.
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This is one of my favorite cars ever: the massive Hongqi Qijian CA7460 sedan, seen here at the Poly Theater in central Beijing. The Hongqi was in super shape, totally clean and largely original.
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This black beauty is a Hongqi Century Star, carrying the designation CA7202E3. I saw it in the Sanlitun embassy district in Beijing, looking perfectly clean.
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This black beauty is a Hongqi Mingshi CA7180A4E, seen near a Hongqi dealer in south Beijing. It was an an absolute perfect shape, the best of its kind I have ever seen.
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A big black Hongqi CA7180A2E sedan, seen on the road near my home in east Beijing. The good Hong’ was dusty and a bit dirty, but otherwise in a good shape, standing on its original wheels.
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This pretty white sled is the new Hongqi H5, a mid-size sedan for China’s iconic Hongqi brand. It looks more daring than any other Hongqi, and it has one of the largest grilles we have ever seen on any autmobile.
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